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subsidence

/ səbˈsaɪdəns; ˈsʌbsɪdəns /

noun

the act or process of subsiding or the condition of having subsided
geology the gradual sinking of landforms to a lower level as a result of earth movements, mining operations, etc

At every swelling of the wave these flowers increased in splendour, and at every subsidence grew dull again.

Happily, however, the heavy cloud of sadness has lifted, and we feel the subsidence of waves after a storm.

Puffs of energy had raised high buildings over there; over there an eccentric subsidence had left behind it a slum.

And at the subsidence of the tide, I could not for the life of me recall a single idea to which verbal embodiment had been given.

Fearing a subsidence of the cliff, they betook themselves to a small schooner lying in the bay.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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