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will ebb

  • future tense
    of ebb.
    ebb
    noun
    the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).

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It isn’t clear if or when those tensions will ebb.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

Temperatures will ebb slightly over the weekend, but it is not clear when the heat wave will subside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2024

“We value the people who call Blythewood home and want to make sure they stay informed about the project’s progress — especially as construction efforts will ebb and flow until completion,” they said.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

At the high altitudes, a pocket of cold air, low pressure and spin has nestled itself within that southward jet deviation, and it will ebb and flow over the Great Lakes during the coming days.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2022

It is to be devoutly hoped that the tide will ebb as rapidly as it rose.

From Problems of Conduct by Durant Drake