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- With my eyes shut I see the beautiful warm lights of Kent's house receding in the rearview mirror and the sleek black trees crowding on either side of us like skeletons.†
p. 87.2receding = moving away or diminishing (become less)
- I feel myself nodding and her face recedes.†
p. 110.9 *recedes = moves away or diminishes (becomes less)
- Time and space recede and blast away like a universe expanding forever outward, leaving only darkness and the two of us on its periphery, darkness and breathing and touch.†
p. 415.5recede = to move away or diminish (become less)
- Here's the last thing that occurs to me as Sarah recedes in the rearview mirror, slamming out of the car, jogging across the parking lot: if you're one tardy away from missing out on a big competition, you should probably make your coffee at home.†
p. 426.3recedes = moves away or diminishes (becomes less)
Definitions:
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(1)
(recede) to move away or diminish (become less)The exact meaning of recede depends upon its context. For example:
- "We can't move back in until the floodwaters recede." -- diminish and move away
- "Her fear receded." -- diminished
- "The waves first advance and then recede." -- move away
- "The news story receded into the background as it was replaced by new stories." -- received diminished attention
- "a receding hairline" -- diminished hair (each year the line where hair stops growing is higher on the forehead)
- "She has a receding chin." -- sloping back (as contrasted to sticking out)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)