Decline
Decline noun - A gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body.
Movement
Movement noun - The act or an instance of changing position.
How words are described
| physical | physical decline | physical movement |
| fast | fast decline | fast movement |
| original | original decline | original movement |
| small | small decline | small movement |
| Other adjectives: constant, massive, slow, slight, social, major, religious, political, final, growing, rapid, increasing, cultural, vertical, sudden. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The nativist movement was already in decline by 1856, when the "Know-Nothings" split over slavery.
Source: Film / Gangs of New York -
Persecution led to the movement's decline, and many expressionist artists fled to the States or other friendly countries to escape oppression.
Source: German Expressionism -
Gonzo (Thompson's avatars for himself and Oscar Acosta) indulging in copious amounts of drugs in order to escape the decline of American culture and the failure of the counterculture movement.
Source: Drugs Are Good
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