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fading

ADJECTIVE
declining
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The media fascination with “tradwives” may be fading, but as a social media phenomenon, it’s still going strong.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Treasury yields rose across the curve in Asian trade as oil prices increased, with investor optimism about an end to the Middle East conflict in the near term fading again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The odds of an interest-rate cut in the U.S. may be fading but Mexico’s central bank trimmed rates last week, and strategists say it has room to do more on that front.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Once you get onto the stadium grounds, the paint is fading along the pedestrian path, which offers you no protection from passing cars.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Even as I slipped into sleep, I could feel Mom fading into the background, and Dad kept talking, and all the world was backward—but I couldn’t quite remember how our family used to be.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller