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recede

[ UK /ɹɪsˈiːd/ ]
[ US /ɹɪˈsid/ ]
VERB
  1. pull back or move away or backward
    The enemy withdrew
    The limo pulled away from the curb
  2. become faint or more distant
    the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older
  3. retreat

How To Use recede In A Sentence

  • There is already a great deal of precedent since polygamy has been widely practiced throughout history.
  • The financial managers and economic wizards are happy that Pakistan has achieved a level of macro-economic stabilization, which is spectacular and unprecedented.
  • There is a plethora of admirable precedents to this form of conservatism.
  • He has received several teaching awards, as well as the unprecedented award of being ‘the most quotable professor’ by MathSoc.
  • The volume of trade has receded.
  • Though the threat of some biohazards receded for workers in health-care and other human services, the threat of others, such as hepatitis B virus, grew.
  • Carson's voice on the phone was preceded by that of a lawyer who asked if I would mind listening to Johnny while he spoke his piece, which sounds like even daffier a concept now than it did then. Nights with Johnny Carson: As long as it's been, we still long for them
  • Furthermore, functional and structural divergence might, in some cases, precede rather than follow gene duplication.
  • Additionally, a polyclonal intracerebral inflammatory response may precede the proliferation of monoclonal malignant lymphoid cells.
  • Open source software is often portrayed as a breakthrough in the free and open exchange of intellectual property, without precedent in the prevailing global capitalist mentality.
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