receding

Example Sentences

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Deep green hills covered in dense trees rise in the background, receding into the far distance — representing the many ways that wild land seems to thrive in this vast urban space.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

You may have a hard time believing that the gold-platinum ratio is falling because geopolitical risk is receding.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Gold’s retreat could be a sign that the fear trade may already be partly receding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Meanwhile, the rhetoric appears to be spreading rather than receding.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

And they turned and began to trudge back the way we’d come, receding into the fog.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs