ease off
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or ease up
: to become less severe
The slope gradually eased off.
The pressure should ease up soon.
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Last week, the president had handed down a directive telling ICE to ease off raids involving agriculture, hotels, and restaurants.
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The Editors, National Review, 17 June 2025
Gradually ease off the accelerator and avoid abrupt braking to prevent skidding.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
Also, ease off on forcing pitchers to throw so hard.
—Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Jordan Peele’s Get Out, which opened to $33M in late February 2017, posted an amazing second-weekend ease off 15%, good for $28.2M.
Sinners grossed $7.1M on Wednesday, off 17% from a $8.6M Tuesday.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 17 June 2025
Gradually ease off the accelerator and avoid abrupt braking to prevent skidding.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
Also, ease off on forcing pitchers to throw so hard.
—Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Jordan Peele’s Get Out, which opened to $33M in late February 2017, posted an amazing second-weekend ease off 15%, good for $28.2M.
Sinners grossed $7.1M on Wednesday, off 17% from a $8.6M Tuesday.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Ease off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ease%20off. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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