subsided

verb

past tense of subside
as in decreased
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually as the noise of the siren subsided, I was able to fall back to sleep

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Recent Examples of subsided After the smoke subsided, residents reported feeling effects from the stench of rotting meat and food from the warehouse interior, where it had been stored frozen on tall racks that were hundreds of feet across. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Washington and Tehran agreed in June to a 60-day ceasefire, allowing time to negotiate a more durable peace deal while active fighting subsided and the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 The changes appeared shortly after astronauts entered space and largely subsided within days of their return to Earth, providing biochemical evidence that digestion slows in space. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The heaviest fighting has subsided since a ceasefire in the more than two-year war took hold in October. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 The drama of last year’s Ole Miss team under Lane Kiffin has subsided. — Pj Green august 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026 Bibby was given antibiotics, antihistamines and advised to get the fake lashes removed after the swelling subsided. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 The emails from McDonnell promising incoming bank wires and new revenue streams subsided. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 Gardeners in areas with mild winters can also get away with dividing and transplanting in the fall once the summer heat has subsided. — The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsided
  1. decreased
  2. diminished
  3. fell
  4. eased
  5. ebbed
  6. vanished
  7. declined
  8. shrank
Verb
  • In some cases, LinkedIn says views of content classified as AI spam have decreased by as much as 40 percent.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Travel data shows the average group size for trips has decreased since COVID-19 began.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of decreased
Verb
  • And the Ku Klux Klan, though diminished from its earlier power, had not disappeared.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The value of a geographic component in roster management has diminished.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of diminished
Verb
  • Rincker, a German immigrant, was known for casting the bell that hung from the first Cook County Courthouse, which was felled by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Frightened that she may be plagued by the same mental illness that felled her mom, Gemma stubbornly refuses to believe anything is wrong.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of fell
Verb
  • Globally, refinery capacity shortages have helped keep fuel prices elevated even as crude prices have eased.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The immediate danger eased only when the barrier drained gradually rather than collapsing all at once.
    — Umesh Haritashya, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of eased
Verb
  • This is true if focusing on the standard price-to-earnings ratio, which has ebbed from 23 to 20 in the past 10 months.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The 25-year-old from California opened the final with some swagger, popping four aces in the first game, but his self-assurance quickly ebbed.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ebbed
Verb
  • Joe’s problem is that his own assignment appears to have vanished somewhere inside the machinery of the system.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In the years since, Afghanistan has practically vanished from American foreign policy discussion.
    — Laurel Miller, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of vanished
Verb
  • Trump has declined so far to endorse a successor, opting to keep his cards close ahead of what’s likely to be a bitter race.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2026
  • When asked about the lack of any tributes or the evening’s plans to honor Nolan, the Ocean Springs School District declined to comment.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of declined
Verb
  • From 2004 to 2013, Chicago’s population shrank by 130,214 people, while unfunded pension obligations rose from $4,305 to $12,889 per resident, a Civic Federation analysis found.
    — Adam Drakulic, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Global demand has also shrunk significantly with rising prices, helping to balance the oil market and get oil to the customers who need it.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of shrank

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“Subsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsided. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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