recede (from)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recede (from)
Verb
  • Waltz is now Trump's national security advisor, but Gaetz withdrew from consideration for attorney general.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Zoom in: The decision came shortly after USAGM special adviser Kari Lake withdrew an order to terminate the 2025 funding grant for VOA's sister broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
    Sara Fischer, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Fast forward two seasons when the Horned Frogs went 34-4, doubled their home attendance to 3,223 per game and hosted a NCAA Tournament game against Louisville in front of a sellout crowd at Schollmaier Arena.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Very rare does a small dog go into a fight with a big beaver and come out on top.
    Marta Mieze, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • With few options left, Adam begins considering and concocting ways to enact vengeance, but Basem, having been down that rageful path, advises him otherwise.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The department did not say how much money is left of the total $189 billion approved.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Financial markets have retreated this year amid mounting concerns that the Trump administration's economic policies could jar spending by American consumers and businesses, hurting economic growth.
    Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Pelicans add another dimension to the scene on these deep lakes, formed roughly 12,000 years ago after the glaciers retreated allowing meltwater to form Channel Lake, Lake Marie, Loon Lake and others in northern Illinois.
    Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Recede (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recede%20%28from%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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