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What does receded mean?

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  1. simple past tense and past participle of recede
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As The Island gradually receded into the distance, the sun was still shining.
The threat of a tube strike over anti-terrorist safety measures receded today when a drivers' union decided not to ballot for industrial action.
As we passed overhead, the glare of the moonlight on the water receded, and with our goggles, we could see a wake behind the ship.
Even after the surface flood water has receded, the soil may remain saturated for some time.
Thanks to environmental advocacy over the past decade, the threat of industrial pollution has receded slightly.
Within a few months of his swearing the oath that he was to break in so many ways, the President receded from both these pledges.

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