1
as in ending
to come to an end
the rain let up just as we reached the house
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2
as in decreasing
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
the windmill slowed down as the wind let up
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as in dying (down)
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Recent Examples of letting up
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
And there are no signs of letting up as a new nine-month term dawns in October with more major cases awaiting.
—Jan Wolfe, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The rain isn’t letting up and neither are these questions!
—Kristen Arnett
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Analysts said with Blackwell fully ramping and demand for AI not letting up, estimates will need to go higher.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
The pressure was on, and Wong wasn’t letting up.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The expansion is being fueled by its cloud infrastructure business as demand for AI is showing no signs of letting up.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
And there are no signs of letting up as a new nine-month term dawns in October with more major cases awaiting.
—Jan Wolfe, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The rain isn’t letting up and neither are these questions!
—Kristen Arnett
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Analysts said with Blackwell fully ramping and demand for AI not letting up, estimates will need to go higher.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
The pressure was on, and Wong wasn’t letting up.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for letting up
Verb
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Total gross for the week ending September 14 was $30,128,088, a boost of about 20% over the previous week and 18% over this time last year.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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The move has puzzled many since ending the program would bar every company, including oil firms, from accessing federal subsidies for capturing carbon or producing hydrogen fuel.—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Coaxing summer-flowering annuals to flower in fall is hit and miss as nutrient availability is dwindling and hours of daylight are decreasing.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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The central bank is expected to start decreasing rates at its meeting next week after being on pause since December.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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To my surprise, Gary Friedman, the CEO and visionary behind the brand, was in the restaurant, casually moving between tables and greeting guests before graciously stopping at ours.—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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One video was a loop showing the moment of impact in slow-motion, stopping before blood is seen.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By 2008, Americans were withdrawing, and combat deaths were subsiding to their lowest level since the start of the occupation.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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The totals included two new records, coinciding with a subsiding Middle Tennessee heat wave.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
30 Aug. 2025
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All the way back in 1928, researchers published a study concluding that coffee had a diuretic effect, making participants urinate more.—
Fran Kritz,
Health,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Poway concert is the beginning of their fall tour that will take the couple throughout California and up the West Coast, concluding in Vancouver, Washington.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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The expiring boost, implemented in Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act under former President Joe Biden, applies to 22 million of the 24 million low- and middle-income Americans with plans through the ACA marketplace.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Republicans have proposed several short-term funding options running from November to January, but Democrats want Republicans to negotiate with them, especially on extending expiring health care subsidies.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bianka could be seen winding up and then throwing an impressive pitch down the plate at Dodgers Stadium to be caught by right fielder Mookie Betts, in a video shared on X by a Los Angeles Lakers fan account.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The Biden administration took a more restrictive approach toward the export of American AI, primarily through limits on chip sales that sought to prevent the key hardware from winding up in the hands of foreign adversaries such as China.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
30 July 2025
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“Letting up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letting%20up. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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