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to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
as the noise of the siren subsided, I was able to fall back to sleep
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Recent Examples of subsiding
Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
During the recent measles outbreak centered in Texas, the Pandemic Center’s data contradicted Kennedy’s assertions that the crisis was subsiding, Jennifer Nuzzo, the director of the Pandemic Center, told me.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
The totals included two new records, coinciding with a subsiding Middle Tennessee heat wave.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
The city is subsiding by more than 3 millimetres a year, and even in the United Nations’ best-case climate scenario, a third of the metropolis could be underwater or uninhabitable by 2050.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
In other words, while many of the president’s grassroots supporters haven’t exactly moved on from demanding that more Epstein files be released, specific anger at Bondi is subsiding.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Wafting, swelling, and subsiding in billowy bursts, the songs aren't rock or electronica, but a celestial place somewhere in between.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Free cash flow headwinds for the company are also subsiding, according to the analysts, who raised their price target to $225 a share from $200.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
From the Luddites smashing looms in 19th-century England to autoworkers walking out over the introduction of robots to the factory floor in the 1980s, resistance has flared before either being crushed or subsiding, giving way to the new economies and social orders the technologies ushered in.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
During the recent measles outbreak centered in Texas, the Pandemic Center’s data contradicted Kennedy’s assertions that the crisis was subsiding, Jennifer Nuzzo, the director of the Pandemic Center, told me.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
The totals included two new records, coinciding with a subsiding Middle Tennessee heat wave.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
The city is subsiding by more than 3 millimetres a year, and even in the United Nations’ best-case climate scenario, a third of the metropolis could be underwater or uninhabitable by 2050.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
In other words, while many of the president’s grassroots supporters haven’t exactly moved on from demanding that more Epstein files be released, specific anger at Bondi is subsiding.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Wafting, swelling, and subsiding in billowy bursts, the songs aren't rock or electronica, but a celestial place somewhere in between.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Free cash flow headwinds for the company are also subsiding, according to the analysts, who raised their price target to $225 a share from $200.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsiding
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Researchers credit the guidance to give all infants the vaccine, issued in 1991, with decreasing rates of acute hepatitis-B infection among young children by 99 percent.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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Costs are decreasing for cameras, chips and sensors to help physical workplaces on matters of safety, accountability and efficiency.—
Aman Kidwai,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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However, diminishing perceptions that a college education is very important have occurred relatively equally among both Republicans and Democrats, suggesting that other factors must also be at play.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The threat for heavy rain in South Florida is diminishing, however typical scattered thunderstorms with locally heavy downpours are still possible in the area through the weekend.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Investors eventually demanded their money back, causing Artamonov to return less than $400,000 by paying original investors with money from new investors or by declining to reimburse them at all, the indictment said.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Still, any further restrictions on shots by ACIP could have trickle-down effects, further depressing already declining immunization rates for vaccine-preventable diseases and raising the risk of outbreaks.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Crafted in Ireland, the coach features dark brown panels adorned with golden scrollwork and a gilded roof, offering shelter from the light rain falling over Berkshire.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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With the last night of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve falling on the same day this year – something that rarely happens – the reverend and rabbi choose to offer a joint service for their congregations.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, cotton is prone to shrinking and fading in the wash.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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In contrast, states with shrinking industries or out-migration trends have seen hours stagnate or fall.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Economists like Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid and UBS’s Paul Donovan cautioned that while headline data supports easing, the details reveal more mixed pressures that Powell will need to weigh.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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But when approached strategically, building muscle strength can be one of the most effective tools for easing discomfort and improving everyday function.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In ‘04, three seasons after the last of five national championships, Miami’s glory-days era was ebbing.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Subsiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsiding. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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