dying down

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Protests in China against the world's toughest COVID-19 restrictions are dying down because they have had an effect, a top U.S. diplomat said on Friday, as Beijing further eased testing and quarantine rules.

From Reuters • Dec. 2, 2022

But instead of the conspiracy theories dying down, they intensified.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2022

“It’s not like we’re reporting the same thing day after day, week after week, it’s like an evolving beast, so I don’t see this dying down any time soon,” Ms. Bassett said.

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2022

John Major then goes through next door to join Margaret Thatcher for a night cap and the party starts dying down.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2022

I yawn; all the fun of the night is dying down, and my eyes are growing heavy.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina