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adj. gradually decreasing until little remains.
n. the act or process of becoming gradually less until little remains.
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n. a becoming gradually less
adj. gradually decreasing until little remains
Word Usage
"BLOCK: Tom, hes also - General Conway is also juxtaposing that reality that he's describing on the ground of U.S. troops being there for years with what he called dwindling support for the war among the U.S. public."