80 entries under decline topic. ×

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lose status(verb, expression, fall, fail)
2
meet with disaster(verb, expression, idiom, fall)
2
miss the boat(verb, expression, idiom, fall)
2
miss the mark(verb, expression, idiom, fall)
2
peter out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fail)
2
play into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fall)
2
run aground(verb, expression, fall, fail)
2
slip(verb, drop, disregard, trip)
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turn out badly(verb, expression, idiom, fall)
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waste away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce)
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weaken(verb, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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abate(verb, diminish, decrease, lessen)
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atrophy(verb, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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decrease(verb, reduce, diminish, lessen)
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die away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce)
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die down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce)
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die out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce)
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dim(verb, reduce, diminish, decrease)
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diminish(verb, reduce, decrease, lessen)
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draw to a close(verb, expression, idiom, reduce)
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