120 entries under recede topic. ×

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decrease(verb, drop, control, close, cut)
29
diminish(verb, drop, control, close, cut)
27
recoil(noun, verb, act, go, remove)
25
lessen(verb, drop, close, cut, decline)
22
dwindle(verb, drop, close, cut, decline)
18
reduce(verb, drop, control, close, cut)
15
decline(verb, drop, close, cut, reduce)
15
wane(verb, drop, close, cut, decline)
15
withdraw(verb, go, remove, start, leave)
13
quail(verb, move, go, remove, start)
13
retreat(verb, drop, close, go, decline)
12
ebb(verb, drop, close, go, cut)
12
draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, close)
11
abate(verb, drop, close, cut, decline)
11
fade(verb, drop, close, cut, decline)
10
avoid(verb, go, start, worry, withdraw)
10
subside(verb, drop, close, cut, decline)
9
retire(verb, drop, close, go, decline)
8
weaken(verb, drop, go, cut, decline)
7
drop(verb, close, cut, decline, reduce)
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