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as in subsides
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
the sound of sirens receded as the fire engines roared off into the distance
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as in withdraws
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
after the rain stops, the floodwaters should gradually recede
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Recent Examples of recedes
Largely helmed by Teo Halm (SZA, Rosalía, Baby Keem), RAHM (Vince Staples), Solomonophonic (Ravyn Lenae, Carly Rae Jepsen), and Ederra, the production recedes and surges in lockstep with the singing.
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Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026
There is a 100% chance of precipitation during the day that recedes to 80% in the evening.
—Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 10 Mar. 2026
If the price spike recedes quickly, the impact will not be felt as much.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
But as legacy media recedes, a growing cohort of famous felons are leveraging new media to rehab their images.
—Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Like spring-blooming bulbs, this bleeding heart goes dormant in early summer when its foliage recedes.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
As that happens, the AI component recedes.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
For the Northern Hemisphere, winter recedes into spring but in the Southern Hemisphere, it's reversed.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 28 Jan. 2026
Fletcher’s death shows us what’s at stake as 1921 recedes into historical memory.
—Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026
There is a 100% chance of precipitation during the day that recedes to 80% in the evening.
—Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 10 Mar. 2026
If the price spike recedes quickly, the impact will not be felt as much.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
But as legacy media recedes, a growing cohort of famous felons are leveraging new media to rehab their images.
—Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Like spring-blooming bulbs, this bleeding heart goes dormant in early summer when its foliage recedes.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
As that happens, the AI component recedes.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
For the Northern Hemisphere, winter recedes into spring but in the Southern Hemisphere, it's reversed.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 28 Jan. 2026
Fletcher’s death shows us what’s at stake as 1921 recedes into historical memory.
—Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recedes
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As tree pollen subsides, grass pollen will ramp up, and then ragweed storms will be coming during the fall.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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While a panic attack subsides eventually, the anxiety-like feeling that precedes a heart attack won’t go away and may even increase in intensity over time.—
Nadine Avola,
Flow Space,
19 Feb. 2026
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If the Pentagon withdraws support, the Scouts would have to scramble to replace medical care, transportation and other emergency services.—
Graham Smith,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2026
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Antonio Delgado withdraws from New York governor race after Mamdani backs Hochul.—
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FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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Some said Adebayo’s night diminishes sports history.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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Around the world, spas are often physically inaccessible, retreats off-limits by design, and practitioners limited in their ability and training to see disabled bodies as deserving of the restoration everyone so desperately needs.—
Sophie Morgan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2026
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But the novel ultimately retreats from these complicating questions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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And recent data from a trial that Cherney is involved in, called REMODEL, show that semaglutide reduces damage to kidney blood vessel linings, decreases the activity of natural killer cells (white blood cells that destroy diseased cells), and increases fat loss from stores surrounding the kidneys.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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The most common strategy seems to be doing Roth conversions during the later stages of employment, particularly if one spouse retires before the other so family income decreases.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The average American worker retires at age 62, according to to survey data from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The forty-three-year gap between provocation and retaliation is a void between cause and effect into which all temporal logic vanishes.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
13 Mar. 2026
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The mother of an NBC News journalist vanishes from her Arizona home.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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The rules of the game state that, if a head of a household falls, the next person in succession must take their place and fight, or their entire family line will get blown up by Satan.—
Jada Yuan,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026
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By the time the curtain falls, dozens of audience members have become part of the show.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Recedes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recedes. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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