abate

Example Sentences

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Defense stocks fell again Tuesday, failing to get a boost from ongoing fighting in the Middle East, which may or may not be abating soon.

From Barron's

The wind abates, the sun comes out, the trail across is flat—frozen seawater—and the dogs are well rested.

From Literature

The RSF has verbally accepted a Quad roadmap for peace beginning with a humanitarian truce, but neither side has formally responded and fighting has accelerated rather than abated.

From BBC

That tailwind isn’t likely to abate when the fighting in Iran ends.

From Barron's

“If the conflict abates by Monday sundown, coinciding with the start of the Jewish holiday Purim, the oil price spike could prove short-lived,” Kaneva wrote.

From Barron's