abated
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 • Feb. 10, 2026
Uncertainty spawned by higher tariffs appears to be a chief cause; that uncertainty hasn’t abated.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
There was a palpable sense of relief that the threat of war had abated, at least temporarily.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026
Its cachet of extreme exclusivity has not abated over the years, even as Birkin herself slid out of the public eye.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
He stared at the glass ball till the snowstorm had abated somewhat.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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