level out
phrasal verb
leveled out or levelled out; leveling out or levelling out; levels out
: to stop going up or down
Divorce rates are leveling out for the first time in decades.
My moods have leveled out.
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Frequently, an ascending complex melody will level out into a single, insistent note; tempos accelerate and then accelerate again; her singers give up on words to wail like Klaxons.
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Is that a fluke that will level out over time?
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
While on the upswing since this year’s tariff lows in early April, the rally in the S & P 500 has leveled out a bit since mid-July.
—Matthew J. Belvedere,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
By late June, his approval started to decline, leveling out at 40 percent in late July and into August.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Is that a fluke that will level out over time?
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
While on the upswing since this year’s tariff lows in early April, the rally in the S & P 500 has leveled out a bit since mid-July.
—Matthew J. Belvedere,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
By late June, his approval started to decline, leveling out at 40 percent in late July and into August.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for level out
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“Level out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20out. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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