as in slowdown
a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something
the downpour continued for hours without letup
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as in to stop
to come to an end
the rain let up just as we reached the house
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as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
the windmill slowed down as the wind let up
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Recent Examples of letup
Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
Dismayed at the plight of Palestinian civilians and with no letup in the Israeli campaign, the White House National Security Council asked the Pentagon in recent weeks for possible options to get more aid into Gaza by air, land and sea, two administration officials told NBC News.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2024
Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Recent studies suggest the amount of plastics entering oceans isn’t letting up and may be increasing at a rate of 4% per year.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Wind and low visibility added to the impediments as the resort, where the 1960 Winter Olympics were held, reported 6 feet of snow over three days, with no letup.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
Dismayed at the plight of Palestinian civilians and with no letup in the Israeli campaign, the White House National Security Council asked the Pentagon in recent weeks for possible options to get more aid into Gaza by air, land and sea, two administration officials told NBC News.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2024
Verb
This shows no signs of letting up, considering Meta’s significant capex investments in AI compute, and with its next version of Llama currently in training.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Recent studies suggest the amount of plastics entering oceans isn’t letting up and may be increasing at a rate of 4% per year.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for letup
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That is being felt at the corporate level, of course, with speculation about deals involving Warner Bros. Discovery, Lionsgate, or Comcast’s cable channels, but also at the production company level, where the slowdown is being felt most acutely.Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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When Is the Earliest the 2024 Election Can Be Called? Election Day has previously morphed into election week in 2020 with an influx of mail-in and early ballots due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing major slowdowns in vote counting and reporting election results.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Donations dwindle, while volunteers from the opposite side of the country stop coming or divert to another disaster.Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
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Johnny can’t stop holding onto his baggage with Kreese, but Daniel is dealing with something even bigger.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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Fifty-two percent of companies found that implementing AI decreased their supply chain management costs—and for 41%, a decrease of over 10%.Bobby Marhamat, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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As the height of the pandemic fades further into the distance, the overall percentage of remote workers across the country has decreased slightly.Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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AbbVie’s revenue decline can be attributed to the loss of market exclusivity for its top-selling drug – Humira.Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Through September this year, Ford's sales in Europe fell 17.9%, far outstripping an industrywide decline of 6.1%.Nick Carey, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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The Camerimage Film Festival concludes on Nov. 23 with an awards ceremony where Blanchett’s jury will unveil the winners of the event’s Golden Frog awards.Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
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In sum, the panel concluded with the sentiment that 2025 will be a year of uncertainty and volatility for the global economy.London Business School, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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As new ways become familiar, employees recognize their advantages, and resistance gradually diminishes.Peter Follows, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Black Lives Matter is severely diminished as an institution.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Next week: Mesa Ridge at Montrose, TBA No. 3 Pueblo West beat No. 19 Golden, 49-7: Two weeks removed from their first loss of the season, the Cyclones ended a streak of three straight Round of 16 exits with a rout of Golden.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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Mikael Granlund and William Eklund scored for the Sharks, who ended their road trip against Metropolitan Division teams with a 1-1-2 record.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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But as soon as the trouble subsides, that response flips off, which may affect your immune system, too, Dr. Lee says.Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
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But foot traffic subsides after two years, Young said, while zoos spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a year on bamboo that the pandas sometimes refuse.Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Letup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/letup. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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