as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
the fuss gradually died down as people found other things with which to concern themselves
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There are more and more old people around me, and the number of children is decreasing.Mark Schilling, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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Analysts predict consumer electronic sales will decrease 3% year over year in 2024, but that is actually an improvement from last year’s 7.9% decline as demand bottomed after a sales acceleration during the Covid-19 pandemic.Paulina Likos, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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The reader was promised the possibility of sinking into another world, of escaping their problems, the weight of life subsiding for minutes, hours, days at a time.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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At noon, Valencia’s regional president, Carlos Mazon, seemed to downplay the crisis by saying the storm was subsiding, contradicting the warnings of emergency services.Atika Shubert, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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Three years later, the New York Times, with CBS, released the nation’s first media-run poll, at once diminishing the role of man-on-the-street reporting and abandoning the long-standing reluctance of news organizations to conduct polls.Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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His hope is that short trips associated with DMT, which can be repeated in quick succession without diminishing in intensity, will prove more easily interpretable to scientists working in lab settings.Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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As the tracks featured on The Death of Slim Shady fall away and fans turn their attention to other songs, several of Eminem’s classics are on the rise.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Here are six books that can—like a good movie—make the rest of the world fall away.Fran Hoepfner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2024
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The production hit its highest gross, of $2.1 million, last year in the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, but has recently seen grosses fall below $1 million and lowered attendance.Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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Drawing from his own experiences growing up in South Africa, Noah explores the universal tensions between parents and children, particularly the disconnect that can occur when understanding falls short.Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024
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Yes, but: Interest in this topic tapered off through September, with curiosity dropping faster for Trump.Brady Dale, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
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The problems with the App Store appeared to have been resolved within an hour: User error reports on Downdetector had tapered off to negligible levels by noon ET.Variety Staff, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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On Monday, a judge declined to halt the cash prizes.David Ingram, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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If Buehler had declined the offer and then signed elsewhere, the Dodgers would have received draft compensation.Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Finding the best shoe rack will ease that frustration and help start your day on the right foot.Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
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Yields eased slightly Thursday but the 10-year is still up about 40 basis points this month alone.Fred Imbert, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Die (away or down or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/die%20%28away%20or%20down%20or%20out%29. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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