die down
phrasal verb
died down; dying down; dies down
: to gradually become less strong
The wind will die down in the evening.
She waited for the noise to die down before she started singing.
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The chatter died down and Dvalishvili has since successfully defended his title against Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 in January.
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The Aaron Rodgers news cycle has died down a bit, but there are still tidbits about him that come out here and there.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Winds in the region from Georgia to North Carolina have died down, but federal forecasters say that because relative humidity remains below 25%, the risk of fires will remain high through Tuesday night.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
The Aaron Rodgers news cycle has died down a bit, but there are still tidbits about him that come out here and there.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
The fire that sparked passion in people across the world, including in the workplace, died down to Instagram stories, DEI training, and LinkedIn posts for likes.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Die down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20down. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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