1
as in to subside
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
interest in the author's home abated as her novels waned in popularity
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2
as in to reduce
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
a couple of aspirin should abate the pain
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as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
asked the appellate court to abate the lower court's ruling allowing the patient to be removed from life support
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as in to subtract
to take away (an amount or number) from a total
I managed to get the used car dealer to abate $200 from the sticker price
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as in to deprive
to take something away from
recurring problems could not abate her of her enthusiasm for the project
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Recent Examples of abate
No treatment exists for norovirus, and sick people are advised to hydrate and eat simple foods after symptoms start to abate.
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Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
However, Russia's own missile and drone strikes inside Ukrainian territory show no signs of abating.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
By Tuesday evening, Lane said, QRF helicopters had began dropping retardant over Malibu as winds abated.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
In recent weeks, while fighting abated on one front after Israel reached a ceasefire with Hamas’ Lebanese ally Hezbollah, members of Netanyahu’s cabinet, including his justice and police ministers, have clashed with the judiciary.
—Reuters, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
However, Russia's own missile and drone strikes inside Ukrainian territory show no signs of abating.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
By Tuesday evening, Lane said, QRF helicopters had began dropping retardant over Malibu as winds abated.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
In recent weeks, while fighting abated on one front after Israel reached a ceasefire with Hamas’ Lebanese ally Hezbollah, members of Netanyahu’s cabinet, including his justice and police ministers, have clashed with the judiciary.
—Reuters, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abate
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Happiness is something fans appear to be embracing on Erika these days, with the onslaught of social media negativity subsiding in favor of praise.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Following last year's devastating tornadoes and storms, insurance challenges are unlikely to subside anytime soon.—
Linh Ta,
Axios,
14 Jan. 2025
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And the disaster has exposed holes in the region's preparations to reduce the chances of fires getting so unmanageable and to keep communities safer.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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Tailor For Expense Reduction Messaging When crafting your capabilities statement, customize it to showcase how your business can help agencies reduce costs: • Use metrics to quantify savings from previous contracts.—
Col. Rafael Marrero,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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That loophole remained open following the most recent U.S. election, which saw California voters shooting down Proposition 6, which would have abolished prison labor.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
11 Jan. 2025
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So legislation abolishing the department (already written by GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota) would have to pass through budget reconciliation, which lets certain legislation pass with a mere majority in the Senate.—
Dylan Matthews,
Vox,
2 Jan. 2025
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After subtracting average Social Security income from the annual expenditures, GOBankingRates divided the remaining amount by 4%, following a common rule of thumb for safely drawing down retirement savings.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
19 Jan. 2025
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Approving spending legislation usually requires not only lengthy negotiations but a lot of time on the House and Senate floor to debate and add and subtract.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
15 Jan. 2025
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In their minds, apparently, the only way to grow athletes as productive citizens is to deprive them of the money trough from which the universities and coaches have long been feeding.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Moscow is slowly taking territory at the cost of high casualties along the 600-mile (1,000-kilometer) front line in eastern Ukraine and launching intense barrages at Ukraine’s energy system, seeking to deprive Ukrainians of heat and light in the depths of winter.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
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These tremendous reductions have been linked to fewer respiratory illnesses, decreased hospital visits, and ultimately, lives saved and reducing climate impacts.—
Margo T. Oge,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Range within the city is only around 120 miles (193 km) while cruising around on the freeway will decrease that number further to 71 miles (114 km).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Jan. 2025
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Lawmakers have steadily eliminated interest subsidies during the last two decades, and this would be one of the last major subsidies to repeal.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Among Monday’s moves, Trump rescinded one of the defining moments from the early days of President Joe Biden’s term: repealing the ban on open trans military service (a policy that Trump initially unveiled during a July 2017 tweetstorm).—
Nico Lang,
Them,
21 Jan. 2025
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Thus, in a financing arrangement involving an abusive micro-captive transaction, amounts paid as premiums have not only avoided ordinary taxation but have continued to avoid tax while back in the hands of the related parties who caused the premiums to be paid and deducted.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Texas senator argued that while low corporate taxes is good economic policy, allowing people in high-cost, typically Democratic states to deduct more of their state and local taxes is unfair to rest of the country.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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