as in decreased
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
as the noise of the siren subsided, I was able to fall back to sleep
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Recent Examples of subsided
With considerable help from Russia and Iran, Assad clung to power and held the major cities in a war where the fighting had largely subsided in recent years.
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Greg Myre, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Despite the rising profits, financial reports show the company spending more on medical care as the pandemic subsided.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
As the years ground on, the chest-thumping fever subsided and the reality of the war set in.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
Milwaukee's residential real estate market mania has subsided — at least a bit.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2024
But that fear has somewhat subsided over the last two years.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2024
At the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Coleman Creek flooded, stranding students into the Student Union building until the water subsided.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Oct. 2024
Even so, those polls don't necessarily mean that all the anger towards him has subsided.
—NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Latinos, who make up about 3 in 10 voters in California, have been among the hardest hit by the state’s housing crisis and by the effects of inflation, which has subsided in recent months but has left high prices in its wake.
—Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Greg Myre, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Despite the rising profits, financial reports show the company spending more on medical care as the pandemic subsided.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
As the years ground on, the chest-thumping fever subsided and the reality of the war set in.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
Milwaukee's residential real estate market mania has subsided — at least a bit.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2024
But that fear has somewhat subsided over the last two years.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2024
At the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Coleman Creek flooded, stranding students into the Student Union building until the water subsided.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Oct. 2024
Even so, those polls don't necessarily mean that all the anger towards him has subsided.
—NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Latinos, who make up about 3 in 10 voters in California, have been among the hardest hit by the state’s housing crisis and by the effects of inflation, which has subsided in recent months but has left high prices in its wake.
—Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsided
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This widespread reduction in headcount is further exacerbated by the growing risk of conventional tech roles becoming outdated or diminished due to the advancement of AI.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Fortunately that risk seems to have just diminished—this has huge implications for the future of secure messaging.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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President Bashar al-Assad, and his late father and predecessor, Hafez, were omnipresent forces, glaring down from the many billboards, posters, and statues that were felled this week with all the exuberance, rage, and grief of the long-oppressed.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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It was even enlarged to incorporate two massive, historic elm trees that would have been felled to accommodate the structure otherwise.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024
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The winds eased by Tuesday afternoon and didn’t reach historic speeds.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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While Strictly maintains its, well, strict adherence to the professional standards of the performance and judging of ballroom and Latin dance styles, DWTS has over the years eased its own standards.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Assad’s regime vanished at a speed few anticipated.Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Others ransacked the presidential palace after Assad vanished.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Germany’s economy shrank last year for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.Anna Cooban, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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After the socks dried, testers evaluated whether the socks had shrunk, pilled, or otherwise changed before once again wearing the socks to head out on the trail.Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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