dying down

ADJECTIVE

lessening

Synonyms

STRONG

abating declining depreciating diminishing dropping dwindling ebbing lightening lowering moderating narrowing plummeting plunging quieting sagging shrinking sinking slackening slowing slumping softening subsiding waning wasting weakening

WEAK

fading away losing momentum shriveling up wearing down wearing off

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With fire containment improving and winds dying down, some residents are being allowed back into neighborhoods devastated by the Eaton and Palisades fires.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

The NWS says Mawar could continue to strengthen before dying down on Thursday.

From BBC • May 24, 2023

But instead of the conspiracy theories dying down, they intensified.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2022

"The strongest winds are already dying down and it's already over the Dominican Republic."

From Reuters • Sep. 19, 2022

I did what I could to ignore the whirlwind around Barack, even if it showed no sign of dying down.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

dying down

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