For three hours we strolled about together, watching the ever-changing kaleidoscope of life as it ebbs and flows through Fleet Street and the Strand.
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Ebbs
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Synonyms for "ebbs" (252 found)
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depreciationderogationdescenddescentdeteriorationdevolutiondiedie awaydie downdiminishdiminuendodirect tidedivedowntrenddownturndownward mobilitydownward trenddraindrift awaydrop
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drop offdwindledwindlingdyingdying downease offebb and flowebb tideebbingeffetenesserodefadefade awayfadingfailfailingfailurefailure of nervefallfall awayfall offfalling-offflagfloodflood tideflowflow backflow inflow outflushfluxflux and refluxfull stopfull tideget overgogo aroundgo awaygo downgo downhillgo offgo roundgo sidewaysgushgyratehalthigh tide
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high waterhit a slumphit rock bottomhit the skidsinvolutionissuelanguishlapselessenlet uplockloss of tonelow tidelow waterlulllunar tidemakemelt awaymoderatemolder
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mountmovemove awaymove offmove overneapneap tideopposite tidepacifypeter outplummetplungepourprogresspull awayquiescequietquietenreach the depthsrecederefluencerefluxregressregressionregurgitaterelentremissionremitretireretreatretrocederetrocessionretrogradationretrograderetrogressretrogressionripriptideriserotaterunrun downrun lowrushsagsetshiftshrinksinkslackenslideslipslippageslowdownslumpsoarsolar tidesoothespinspring tidestandstand offstandstillstillstandstirstopstreamsubsidesubsidencesurgesurge backtail offtaperthalassometertidal amplitudetidal currenttidal current charttidal flowtidal rangetidetide charttide gatetide gaugetide racetide riptidewatertidewaytouch bottomtranquilizetraveltrendtwilightwanewaningwastewaste awaywearwear awaywhirlwiden the distancewithdraw
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Life ebbs and flows.
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