phased down; phasing down; phases down
: to reduce the size or amount of by phases
phase down the program
: to undergo reduction by phases
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Verb
tourism along the coast phases down after Labor Day
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David Axelrod, CNN, 18 Oct. 2021
Once fully implemented, scientists have said such an HFC phasedown would avoid 0.5 degrees Celsius of warming.
—Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 3 May 2021
Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Belém And Beyond COP30 will test whether governments can align on phasing down fossil fuels, financing adaptation, and halting deforestation.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Partly to keep peace with the military establishment and win its support for a phasedown of troops after the surge, Obama largely accepted the recommendation to send tens of thousands of troops to Afghanistan.
—David Axelrod, CNN, 18 Oct. 2021
Once fully implemented, scientists have said such an HFC phasedown would avoid 0.5 degrees Celsius of warming.
—Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 3 May 2021
Verb
Under the Kigali amendment ratified in 2016, the US committed to reduce hydrofluorocarbons by about 85% before 2036, and HFA inhalers are among the hydrofluorocarbons that will probably be phased down.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Belém And Beyond COP30 will test whether governments can align on phasing down fossil fuels, financing adaptation, and halting deforestation.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Phasedown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phasedown. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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