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phase·out
ˈfāz-ˌau̇t 
: a gradual stopping (as in operations or production) : a closing down by phases
phased out; phasing out; phases out
: to discontinue the practice, production, or use of by phases
: to stop production or operation by phases
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Emma Foehringer Merchant, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
Cory Booker’s proposed Farm System Reform Act, which would put a moratorium on the construction of new large CAFOs and introduce a CAFO phaseout by 2040, comes close to proposing this kind of wholesale reform.
—Aaron Regunberg, The New Republic, 13 Aug. 2021
For married couples filing jointly, the phaseout range is $218,000 to $228,000, up from $204,000 to $214,000.
—Nerdwallet, cleveland, 22 Jan. 2023
For married couples filing jointly, the phaseout range is $218,000 to $228,000, up from $204,000 to $214,000.
—Liz Weston, oregonlive, 10 Jan. 2023
For married couples filing jointly, the phaseout range is $218,000 to $228,000, up from $204,000 to $214,000.
—CBS News, 9 Jan. 2023
Opposition to the phaseout does not just come from the tech sector.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2023
The final agreement called for curbing coal and gradually removing some fossil fuel subsidies, but the total phaseout that many activists called for did not materialize.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2022
For single filers, this phaseout begins at $170,050 in 2022.
—David Rae, Forbes, 28 June 2022
Maxine Joselow, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2023
Yet the day will come when SypherPK will phase out of streaming, Hassan says, maybe in as little as five years.
—Matt Craig, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
The Biden administration has been cracking down on HFCs, recently proposing new rules to phase out their use in new refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pump equipment.
—Jeremy Beaman, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2023
This is all good news for governments that have set aggressive targets to phase out gas car sales by 2035.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2022
The deal also calls for raising $200 billion by 2030 for biodiversity from a range of sources and working to phase out or reform subsidies that could provide another $500 billion for nature.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2022
The deal also calls for raising $200 billion by 2030 for biodiversity from a range of sources and working to phase out or reform subsidies that could provide another $500 billion for nature.
—Michael Casey, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2022
The deal also calls for raising $200 billion by 2030 for biodiversity from a range of sources and working to phase out or reform subsidies that could provide another $500 billion for nature.
—Michael Casey, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2022
The deal also calls for raising $200 billion by 2030 for biodiversity from a range of sources and working to phase out or reform subsidies that could provide another $500 billion for nature.
—Fox News, 19 Dec. 2022
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Noun
California is considering a phaseout for trucks with diesel and gas-powered engines in coming decades.
—Emma Foehringer Merchant, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
Cory Booker’s proposed Farm System Reform Act, which would put a moratorium on the construction of new large CAFOs and introduce a CAFO phaseout by 2040, comes close to proposing this kind of wholesale reform.
—Aaron Regunberg, The New Republic, 13 Aug. 2021
For married couples filing jointly, the phaseout range is $218,000 to $228,000, up from $204,000 to $214,000.
—Nerdwallet, cleveland, 22 Jan. 2023
For married couples filing jointly, the phaseout range is $218,000 to $228,000, up from $204,000 to $214,000.
—Liz Weston, oregonlive, 10 Jan. 2023
For married couples filing jointly, the phaseout range is $218,000 to $228,000, up from $204,000 to $214,000.
—CBS News, 9 Jan. 2023
Opposition to the phaseout does not just come from the tech sector.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2023
The final agreement called for curbing coal and gradually removing some fossil fuel subsidies, but the total phaseout that many activists called for did not materialize.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2022
For single filers, this phaseout begins at $170,050 in 2022.
—David Rae, Forbes, 28 June 2022
Verb
In California, regulators voted in September to phase out the sale of new gas furnaces and water heaters beginning in 2030.
—Maxine Joselow, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2023
Yet the day will come when SypherPK will phase out of streaming, Hassan says, maybe in as little as five years.
—Matt Craig, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
The Biden administration has been cracking down on HFCs, recently proposing new rules to phase out their use in new refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pump equipment.
—Jeremy Beaman, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2023
This is all good news for governments that have set aggressive targets to phase out gas car sales by 2035.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2022
The deal also calls for raising $200 billion by 2030 for biodiversity from a range of sources and working to phase out or reform subsidies that could provide another $500 billion for nature.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2022
The deal also calls for raising $200 billion by 2030 for biodiversity from a range of sources and working to phase out or reform subsidies that could provide another $500 billion for nature.
—Michael Casey, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2022
The deal also calls for raising $200 billion by 2030 for biodiversity from a range of sources and working to phase out or reform subsidies that could provide another $500 billion for nature.
—Michael Casey, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Dec. 2022
The deal also calls for raising $200 billion by 2030 for biodiversity from a range of sources and working to phase out or reform subsidies that could provide another $500 billion for nature.
—Fox News, 19 Dec. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1951, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1940, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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“Phaseout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phaseout. Accessed 30 Mar. 2023.
Kids Definition
phase out
verb
: to discontinue doing, producing, or using
phasing out old machinery
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