abate

Example Sentences

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And the pressure in the pipeline isn’t about to abate.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Blue Owl’s fans say the investor angst will abate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Foreign Secretary David Lammy told the BBC that the world had seen "the most horrific scenes" in Gaza and the time had come "to abate the suffering of the Palestinian people".

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

The findings abate concerns that this fatal disease, known as chronic wasting disease, is threatening the species.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

Though the bitter cold did not abate, the daylight hours grew perceptibly longer.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare