recede
Example Sentences
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“The Forsytes” is inspired by Galsworthy’s family of extremely wealthy stockbrokers in late-Victorian London, an age in which nobility’s influence and social dominance receded with the rise of new money.
From Salon
Its rigorous order and deep perspective, enhanced by the receding lines of ship masts and rail tracks along the expansive quay, address his motif in a style apropos of its modern subject.
Exporters of liquefied natural gas are getting higher prices for cargoes sold on the spot market, and previous fears that a glut of LNG would hurt their prospects have all but receded.
After the sun came up, "we watched the water recede little by little" before the fire department arrived, Mikey said.
From BBC
As floodwaters begin to recede on Oahu, residents are returning home to assess the damage and, in many cases, what’s been lost.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
