Contract
Ebb
Ebb verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.
Usage example: the howling winds ebbed as the hurricane moved into the interior
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| physical | physical contract | physical ebb |
Both words in one sentence
- In 2001, he got hailed by a San Francisco columnist as the "worst executive of the year" when Millionaire's strength started to really ebb and sent ABC back into the hole, prompting Disney to fire him only days after he signed an expensive contract with them (which they had to eat).
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