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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But if nobody important can die, the stakes level out. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025 And then, things start to level out. Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2025 When the early growth curve levels out and the executive track feels unclear, a sabbatical can reorient long-term focus. Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025 Rampant inflation would eat into corporate earnings, be a headwind for stocks and punish American consumers just as prices were beginning to level out after a bout of decades-high inflation. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 18 July 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 6 Sep. 2025.

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