die down
phrasal verb
died down; dying down; dies down
: to gradually become less strong
The wind will die down in the evening.
She waited for the noise to die down before she started singing.
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According to Cal Fire’s incident report Tuesday morning, crews were able to build control lines as winds died down slightly and relative humidity increased at night.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 18 June 2024
The buzz around consumer generative AI has died down since its early 2023 peak, but Google and Microsoft’s battle for AI supremacy may be heating up again.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 8 May 2024
Winds will die down to a more manageable 8-15 mph overnight and drop to 5-10 mph on Thursday.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 17 Apr. 2024
In Syria, meanwhile, the security challenges will likely die down for the time being, since many ISIS fighters there have fled to remote safe havens in the desert.
—Benjamin Bahney, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2017
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 18 June 2024
The buzz around consumer generative AI has died down since its early 2023 peak, but Google and Microsoft’s battle for AI supremacy may be heating up again.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 8 May 2024
Winds will die down to a more manageable 8-15 mph overnight and drop to 5-10 mph on Thursday.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 17 Apr. 2024
In Syria, meanwhile, the security challenges will likely die down for the time being, since many ISIS fighters there have fled to remote safe havens in the desert.
—Benjamin Bahney, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2017
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“Die down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20down. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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