recede
Example Sentences
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The timber wars have receded into the mists of history.
From Los Angeles Times
In Happy Jack, the water has receded, and many have walked out.
From Los Angeles Times
Once the wave of revolution receded, irreconcilable ideological and national differences were exposed.
Joseph’s look contrasts with the somewhat scruffy beard and receding hairline of the donor kneeling at the right.
By then, she said, it would be able to better assess whether recent goods-price inflation was receding as tariffs are more fully digested through the supply chain.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
