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subsidence

noun as in let-up

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At every swelling of the wave these flowers increased in splendour, and at every subsidence grew dull again.

Happily, however, the heavy cloud of sadness has lifted, and we feel the subsidence of waves after a storm.

Puffs of energy had raised high buildings over there; over there an eccentric subsidence had left behind it a slum.

And at the subsidence of the tide, I could not for the life of me recall a single idea to which verbal embodiment had been given.

Fearing a subsidence of the cliff, they betook themselves to a small schooner lying in the bay.

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On this page you'll find 12 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to subsidence, such as: abatement, decline, decrease, discount, ebb, and reduction.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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