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  • past tense form of abate.
  • past participle of abate.
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abated

[uh-bey-tid] / əˈbeɪ tɪd /






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“This property should have been proactively secured and abated long before a fire made the danger impossible to ignore.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

“We were rightly skeptical about this so-called Sell America trade. As tariff concerns eased and recession fears abated, the debasement narrative lost momentum,” Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, said in commentary shared with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Jun. 28, 2026

A remarkable dividend of the new approaches to crime and welfare, one with only anecdotal rather than social-science evidence, was a dramatic thaw in race relations, as fear and resentment abated.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

A note from Oxford Economics pointed to improving dynamics in March after winter storms abated.

From Barron's Apr. 1, 2026

After the storm abated, the lone remaining astronaut performed a full inspection of the Hab.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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