abate
Example Sentences
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Many economists expect stronger economic growth next year, especially if anxiety about fast-changing tariffs abates.
Cholera has spread to nearly every corner of South Sudan, infected at least 100,000 people and killed 1,600, though cases began abating this fall.
From Salon
There is little indication the administration’s campaign against such vessels is abating, even as the justification for the strikes comes under the spotlight.
Last week it did record a spinning top candle, which often points to selling pressure abating.
From Barron's
At last, the ice fields end and the winds abate.
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