Collins recedes into the darkness as the song repeats and fades. Therefore, the recency effect recedes or vanishes. The particle horizon recedes constantly as time passes and the conformal time grows. As the coastal cliffs collapse, the shoreline recedes inland. So our view cannot extend further backward in time, though the horizon recedes in space. A cirque is exposed when the glacier that created it recedes. Usually, the lake recedes during the dry season and floods during the wet season. The source eradicated, the expanse of stonework recedes back underground. Behind her, a vast landscape recedes to icy mountains. The tide recedes, and Nat sets out to obtain supplies from his neighbours. Whenever he bends down to get a drink, the water recedes before he can drink. The decorative detail recedes in his late portraits, though the calculated precision remains. They bloom as the ice recedes each spring. When it recedes, it will become heavenly. Floating in the current, the paper balloon recedes into the distance.