subsiding
/səb ˈsaɪ dɪŋ/
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Definition(s):
- (n) a gradual sinking to a lower level
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Usage(s):
- A graduate in Mongolian nationalism, she argues that hard-line nationalism's allure is subsiding as more young Mongolians are exposed to globalization or study abroad.
- And as the revelations continue, the public's mood of bitter outrage shows no signs of subsiding.
- Furthermore by listening at the Sacred Stone one may still hear the subsiding waters of the Biblical Flood.
Quotes
- "But several correspondents have also pointed out that subsiding fossil-fuel burning generators would send the wrong message in the light of the environmental considerations. We have an opportunity over the decade ahead to shift the structure of our...on Feb 20, 2008 By: Trevor Manuel Source: AllAfrica.com
- "The violence in Darfur is not subsiding, it is getting worse," Rice told the gathering. "If the notion of our responsibility to protect the weakest and most powerless among us is ever to be more than an empty promise, then we must take...on Sep 22, 2006 By: Condoleezza Rice Source: International Herald Tribune
- "He's making progress every day in the sense that his symptoms are subsiding slowly but surely," said Epstein. "That's a really important element because he can't start baseball activities until the symptoms are much less than when we last...on Jun 29, 2010 By: Theo Epstein Source: Wicked Local (blog)
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