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
After the floodwaters subsided, roads were covered in debris and mud.
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Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
As the post-Covid boom subsided in cities such as Atlanta and Nashville, the nation’s fastest-rising rents are now found in the likes of Indianapolis, Columbus and Fayetteville, all places where Morgan Properties has a presence.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The stock hit a high of $63 about three years ago, and has subsided to about $45.
—John Dorfman, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsided
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Of course, that snub hasn’t really diminished the Parkour Civilization phenomenon.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
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Expectations are diminished, contaminated by politics.Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
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There, along the North Platte River in what is now Wyoming, the animal was felled by the arrow of a warrior named High Forehead, who may have been hungry.Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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The story claimed that two loggers felled a hollow tree and were shocked to find a body inside.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
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Stop-start arcs ran into the growing responsibilities of Real Life as the band’s members eased deeper into their 30s.Ryan Leas, SPIN, 3 Oct. 2024
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In response to Hurricane Helene, federal and state regulatory agencies have taken such measures as waiving ATM fees and overdraft fees, eased credit terms for new loans, waived late fees for credit card and other loan balances.David Moin, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
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Forests and grasslands will have vanished.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
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Tracker Remover and File Shredder vanished from the standalone antivirus at one point, but these two features are back.PCMAG, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
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Inevitably, the community has shrunk.Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
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In video of one such photo shoot, the cub — smaller than a house cat — shrank back from the loud voices around him.Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Subsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsided. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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