abate
Example Sentences
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He added: "The tensions that exist in our society have not abated and are both deeper and more long-standing than anything we have experienced in modern times."
From BBC
Uncertainty spawned by higher tariffs appears to be a chief cause; that uncertainty hasn’t abated.
From MarketWatch
Finally, the steam began to abate, and I signaled enough.
From Literature
Speculation surrounding the case shows no signs of abating.
From BBC
Recent inflation data also indicate price pressures are abating.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
