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Common collocations with decline in American Collocation

decline verb

US /dɪˈklaɪn/

quickly or to a large extent

considerably
dramatically
drastically
markedly
rapidly
sharply
significantly
steeply
substantially

In the UK, membership of political parties has declined sharply in recent years.

gradually or to a slight extent

gradually
slightly
slowly
steadily

Relative wages for women decline steadily following the birth of a first child.

health
industry
number
population
rate
sales
standards
trade

Europe’s coal and steel industries have declined.

Declining birth rates are now common throughout Europe.

importance
numbers
popularity

Why so simple a game without expensive equipment has declined in popularity is puzzling.