as in to diminish
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 subside
Manufacturers like Zar, who invested personally in the machinery and materials to serve a real and dire need, were dropped when the Covid panic subsided in favor of low-cost offshore options.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Apr. 2025
Before a brood materializes on land, each of its members — sometimes trillions of them — exist underground as larvae, subsiding on fluids from plant roots, according to the National Wildlife Federation.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
That fear subsided after the war became bogged down in Ukraine’s east.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
Lisa Wins, But Sincerity Takes the Crown When the eyeliner dries and the laughter subsides, Lisa Gilroy emerges as the episode’s victor.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 May 2025
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Apr. 2025
Before a brood materializes on land, each of its members — sometimes trillions of them — exist underground as larvae, subsiding on fluids from plant roots, according to the National Wildlife Federation.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
That fear subsided after the war became bogged down in Ukraine’s east.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
Lisa Wins, But Sincerity Takes the Crown When the eyeliner dries and the laughter subsides, Lisa Gilroy emerges as the episode’s victor.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subside
Verb
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Give credit without diminishing your own contributions.—
Marvin Krislov,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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But missing those goals doesn’t diminish the importance of potentially revising the target, for which the Paris Agreement includes a review mechanism, Stokes said.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 May 2025
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Nord decreased our upload speeds by 38.37% and our latency by 29.26%.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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Although the unsheltered population in the city of L.A. decreased last year from 32,680 to 29,275, and is projected to decline again this year, residents and business owners continue to express frustration with the city’s handling of the homelessness crisis.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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More: Stocks fall, Dow down 800 points as bonds tank amid tax debate.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Long-term Treasuries fell further Thursday; and yields, which trade in opposite direction to prices, continued to surge.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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The remains of a Connecticut woman who vanished while hiking in Japan over two years ago have been identified, her family said Saturday.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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Without continued protection of their habitat, the zoo’s population models predict this iconic species will vanish within the lifetime of a child born today.—
Megan Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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The layoffs of tens of thousands of staff across the federal government are a critical piece of a push by the Republican president and billionaire adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to shrink the federal government and drastically cut spending.—
Daniel Wiessner,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The fish that shrank, the study found, had a much higher chance of surviving.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
23 May 2025
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Babies love latching onto the soft, squishy silicone, easing the transition from breast- to bottlefeeding, and the anti-colic valve means there will be fewer burps.—
Toby Rose,
Parents,
22 May 2025
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And deficit hawks may be happy to cut back on green-energy projects and rural-hospital funding pots of money, but that won’t ease the sting of this bill’s overall price tag.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
22 May 2025
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Citigroup, Bank of America and Wells Fargo declined to comment on the WSJ report.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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The State Department declined to comment on the pope’s status.—
Russ Bynum,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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The dull work of shuffling paper and cross-referencing spreadsheets will finally recede.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Waters were receding Wednesday, and Allegany County officials conducting damage assessments said some roads had been washed out.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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“Subside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subside. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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