abate

Example Sentences

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And the pressure in the pipeline isn’t about to abate.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Investor anxiety about the investigation into Fed chair Jerome Powell appeared to abate for now, with the dollar unwinding Monday’s decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

The time had come, he said, to "abate the suffering of the Palestinian people" and set a pathway to peace.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025

The findings abate concerns that this fatal disease, known as chronic wasting disease, is threatening the species.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

Helen regarded me, probably with surprise: I could not now abate my agitation, though I tried hard; I continued to weep aloud.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë