1
as in to subside
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
the sound of sirens receded as the fire engines roared off into the distance
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2
as in to withdraw
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
after the rain stops, the floodwaters should gradually recede
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Recent Examples of recede
Mitch McConnell, the long-standing Senate majority leader who’s in recent months receded from view.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
Workers from the San Jose Department of Transportation cleared the street catch basins, allowing the water to recede.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
According to the river forecast center, water levels should recede below minor flooding levels on Thursday afternoon before briefly hitting around 19 feet on Saturday and lowering again.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
As the ice continued to recede, the number of stairs reached more than 500 by the 2020s.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
Workers from the San Jose Department of Transportation cleared the street catch basins, allowing the water to recede.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
According to the river forecast center, water levels should recede below minor flooding levels on Thursday afternoon before briefly hitting around 19 feet on Saturday and lowering again.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
As the ice continued to recede, the number of stairs reached more than 500 by the 2020s.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recede
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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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Another clash is set to play out at the U.N. on Monday after the U.S. proposed a competing resolution that lacks the same demands as one from Ukraine and the European Union for Moscow’s forces to immediately withdraw from the country.—
Matthew Lee and Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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The survey also found that while more than half of Russians said the war had a mostly negative effect on their daily lives, compared to five months ago, fewer people supported Putin withdrawing troops without achieving the war's goals.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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The absence of Ayo Dosunmu — who is dealing with shoulder discomfort from a long-term injury — further diminished the Bulls roster.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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The union, too, had diminished in strength and numbers.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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From rollbacks on reproductive rights in the U.S. to the dismantling of environmental protections and the amplification of xenophobia, governments are retreating from their responsibilities to protect vulnerable communities and future generations.—
Paul Klein,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Crypto stocks — Stocks linked to the price of bitcoin fell after the cryptocurrency retreated around 3% to hover around the $80,000 level.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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The analysis found spending on metformin, an older first-line oral drug for Type 2 diabetes that's available as a generic, decreased 5% over the five years studied, to $623 million.—
Adriel Bettelheim,
Axios,
25 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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The Serbian forward is long gone from the NBA and retired from his international career in March 2024, but his legacy lives on in a move that, perhaps, started with him.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Mining engineering programs have been closing in both Europe and North America, and the generation of senior mining executives who helped build mines globally during the commodities boom is retiring.—
Anthony Milewski,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Eventually, the item vanished from the State Department's procurement document.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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Now with all these things vanished, along with the bookstores and repertory cinemas, the city seems impoverished and disfigured.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Hackman appeared to have fallen, a deputy observed.—
SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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Although platforms can rise and fall faster than the tiny-eyeglasses fashion trend, the principles of good marketing stand the test of time.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Recede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recede. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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