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 large-scale fighting subsided in 2018, Tehran began to focus on consolidating its influence in Syria’s south and southeast, securing control over territory and integrating the militias into the Syrian armed forces.
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Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Monthly inflation subsided in November after showing little improvement in recent months.
—Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
As guests’ sluggishness subsided, the DJ began spinning Chappell Roan and Charli XCX.
—Iman Hariri-Kia, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
After swelling and inflammation have subsided, gentle, low-impact movement benefits recovery and makes joints less stiff over time.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
Some prices remain elevated, even as the pace of inflation has subsided.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
However, a number of Ivy League universities, including Dartmouth, Harvard and Yale, along with Brown have reinstated standardized test submission requirements as the pandemic’s impact subsided.
—Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The storm eventually subsided, but the dark clouds hovered over Frost’s tenure at Nebraska.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
In 1980, long after the scandal had subsided, Blackwood’s old friend Francis Wyndham commissioned her to write the accompanying text to a planned portfolio of portraits of the elderly Simpson.
—Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Monthly inflation subsided in November after showing little improvement in recent months.
—Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
As guests’ sluggishness subsided, the DJ began spinning Chappell Roan and Charli XCX.
—Iman Hariri-Kia, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
After swelling and inflammation have subsided, gentle, low-impact movement benefits recovery and makes joints less stiff over time.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
Some prices remain elevated, even as the pace of inflation has subsided.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
However, a number of Ivy League universities, including Dartmouth, Harvard and Yale, along with Brown have reinstated standardized test submission requirements as the pandemic’s impact subsided.
—Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The storm eventually subsided, but the dark clouds hovered over Frost’s tenure at Nebraska.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
In 1980, long after the scandal had subsided, Blackwood’s old friend Francis Wyndham commissioned her to write the accompanying text to a planned portfolio of portraits of the elderly Simpson.
—Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsided
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The theme of running recurred, as did moments of isolation, with Abraham appearing preoccupied and diminished, unable to fully participate as the others moved around him.Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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The work of our educators cannot and should not be diminished.Andrew Spar, Orlando Sentinel, 22 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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Yesterday, as Liverpool eased themselves four points clear with their 6-3 win at Tottenham, in his Ajax context, Henderson played out his year undramatically in plain sight away to Sparta Rotterdam.Michael Walker, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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In this final rendering, her guilt has eased.Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Continue reading … MISSING IN ACTION – Congresswoman who quietly vanished from Capitol Hill has been living in a retirement facility.Fox News, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Some visions of moral progress look forward to a world in which the in-group/out-group distinction has vanished.Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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The economy has shrunk by eighty-five per cent during the civil war.Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Latino share of the population in that area, a longtime enclave for Puerto Rican families, has shrunk faster than any other group in the last two decades.Winnie Hu, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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