1
as in to subside
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
interest in the author's home abated as her novels waned in popularity
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2
as in to reduce
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
a couple of aspirin should abate the pain
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as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
asked the appellate court to abate the lower court's ruling allowing the patient to be removed from life support
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as in to subtract
to take away (an amount or number) from a total
I managed to get the used car dealer to abate $200 from the sticker price
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as in to deprive
to take something away from
recurring problems could not abate her of her enthusiasm for the project
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Recent Examples of abate
The snow coverage across the US is falling by a staggering 2,083 square miles per year, but our dedication to the trails shows no sign of abating.
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Chris Haslam, WIRED, 6 Feb. 2025
The tax abatement agreement is a straight 10-year phase-in, with the first three years abated at 100% and increased each year after that until the full amount is paid at year 10.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
Inflation isn't abating: Costs for housing, food and energy pushed at a 3% annual rate in January versus 2.9% the month before.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
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It’s been just over three weeks into the second term of U.S. President Donald Trump, and the flurry of announcements from the White House shows no sign of abating.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
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Chris Haslam, WIRED, 6 Feb. 2025
The tax abatement agreement is a straight 10-year phase-in, with the first three years abated at 100% and increased each year after that until the full amount is paid at year 10.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
Inflation isn't abating: Costs for housing, food and energy pushed at a 3% annual rate in January versus 2.9% the month before.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today
It’s been just over three weeks into the second term of U.S. President Donald Trump, and the flurry of announcements from the White House shows no sign of abating.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abate
Verb
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But when Herring gave these patients buprenorphine, their pain and nausea subsided quickly.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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In the case of the San Francisco Bay Area (specifically, Bay Farm Island, Corte Madera, Foster City and San Rafael), the researchers found that the land is subsiding at a rate of more than 0.4 inch each year as a result of sediment compaction.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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The venue renovations have significantly increased hospitality and premium offerings with new pubs, clubs, restaurants and seating, while reducing the number of suites from 70 to 40.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Or has your life together reduced him to, as in your letter, a list of maddening attributes?—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, the current administration under President Trump has moved to abolish federal DEI programs.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
28 Feb. 2025
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That was weeks after the end of the U.S. Civil War but months before the 13th Amendment abolished slavery nationwide.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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During the processing, the AI combined something that shouldn’t have been combined, or added or subtracted something that shouldn’t have been included.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Average empty seats on each flight route was calculated by subtracting the difference in average seats per flight and average passengers per flight, the firm said.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2025
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Syria, Iran’s main regional partner, is now run not by Iranian ally Bashar al-Assad but by an anti-Iranian coalition that has deprived Tehran of its land bridge to Lebanon.—
Philip H. Gordon,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Feb. 2025
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Kennedy has his eye on two things: the health of the American people and the corruption in DC that has deprived the American people of good health.—
Wendy Murphy,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
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Unlike widening, which decreases the cost of driving and thus causes demand to rebound, congestion pricing regulates the cost of driving in a particular area or lane to tamp down on traffic, Burris explains.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
25 Feb. 2025
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For its most recent financial results for the third quarter of 2024, net sales decreased 3.6 percent to $119.1 million over the quarter.—
James Manso,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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Democrats see the Medicaid cuts that are likely to be included in whatever legislation House Republicans put together as a salient line of political attack, akin to their efforts to campaign in 2018 on the GOP efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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The resolution would unlock a mega-reconciliation bill to bolster oil and gas drilling and repeal IRA programs.—
Nick Sobczyk,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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Fortunately, there are often ways to deduct legal fees even under the new law.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Put another way, in this view, well-off people who choose to live in profligate spending states shouldn’t get to deduct state and local taxes on their federal returns, saving large amounts of money ahead of each April 15.—
David Mark,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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