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
Examples of phaseout in a Sentence
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
Last summer, the EPA announced a rule imposing a 40% overall reduction in HFCs as part of a global phaseout designed to slow climate change.
—USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
Despite the phaseout of new S-76s, Flint believes the S-76 is a viable platform for another decade.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2024
The country also benefited from its continued phaseout of coal in favor of natural gas, solar energy and wind generation.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2024
The law will also offer financial incentives for dog farmers and owners of restaurants that serve dog meat to switch jobs, requiring each to submit a phaseout plan to a local government.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2024
The end of the emergency declarations will mean the phaseouts of federal COVID-19 relief funding, including federal funding for COVID-19 hospital care, an extension of Medicaid payments, free at-home testing, and COVID-19 vaccinations, among other things.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2023
And that, in turn, will help bring about a shift in capital allocation, and thus, the transition away from—or phaseout of—fossil fuels.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2023
Lai Ching-te, 64, Democratic Progressive Party Despite criticism over stagnant wages and a controversial phaseout of nuclear power, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party is leading in the polls.
—Vic Chiang, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
Cynthia Howell, arkansasonline.com, 14 Apr. 2024
Under the plan, the state is phasing out reliance on fossil fuels, deploying green energy, cutting greenhouse gas emissions 85% by 2045 and decreasing oil demand by a staggering 94%.
—Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2024
As China doubles down on economic self-reliance and phases out imports of industrial goods from the West, the United States needs to recruit a coalition of friendly partners to deepen mutual trade.
—Matt Pottinger, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2024
By prohibiting the development of new gas stations and limiting the expansion of existing ones, the city hopes to eventually phase out gas stations altogether and encourage residents to transition to electric vehicles or those that use other alternative fuels.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
The plan’s bold targets include planting a million trees by 2030, phasing out all internal-combustion vehicles by 2040, and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2024
The average district bus is 9 years old and has more than 105,000 miles on it; part of the district’s replacement plan recommends phasing out buses after about 10 years of use or once mileage reaches 150,000.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
The bill will also phase out a program that used a formula based on income and market values to give some districts money to lower their debts from school bonds.
—Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2024
Last year, California air regulators adopted new rules that would eventually phase out heavy-duty trucks and locomotives that burn fossil fuels.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Noun
In a June 2017 study, scientists detected elevated levels of PBDEs in infants nearly a decade after their phaseout in 2004, said Tasha Stoiber, a senior scientist at the Environmental Working Group, or EWG, a nonprofit health and environmental advocacy association.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
Last summer, the EPA announced a rule imposing a 40% overall reduction in HFCs as part of a global phaseout designed to slow climate change.
—USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
Despite the phaseout of new S-76s, Flint believes the S-76 is a viable platform for another decade.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2024
The country also benefited from its continued phaseout of coal in favor of natural gas, solar energy and wind generation.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2024
The law will also offer financial incentives for dog farmers and owners of restaurants that serve dog meat to switch jobs, requiring each to submit a phaseout plan to a local government.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2024
The end of the emergency declarations will mean the phaseouts of federal COVID-19 relief funding, including federal funding for COVID-19 hospital care, an extension of Medicaid payments, free at-home testing, and COVID-19 vaccinations, among other things.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2023
And that, in turn, will help bring about a shift in capital allocation, and thus, the transition away from—or phaseout of—fossil fuels.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2023
Lai Ching-te, 64, Democratic Progressive Party Despite criticism over stagnant wages and a controversial phaseout of nuclear power, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party is leading in the polls.
—Vic Chiang, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
Verb
The new law phases out by 2025-2026 an earlier law that made 75 hours of community service an elective course for high school course credit.
—Cynthia Howell, arkansasonline.com, 14 Apr. 2024
Under the plan, the state is phasing out reliance on fossil fuels, deploying green energy, cutting greenhouse gas emissions 85% by 2045 and decreasing oil demand by a staggering 94%.
—Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2024
As China doubles down on economic self-reliance and phases out imports of industrial goods from the West, the United States needs to recruit a coalition of friendly partners to deepen mutual trade.
—Matt Pottinger, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2024
By prohibiting the development of new gas stations and limiting the expansion of existing ones, the city hopes to eventually phase out gas stations altogether and encourage residents to transition to electric vehicles or those that use other alternative fuels.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
The plan’s bold targets include planting a million trees by 2030, phasing out all internal-combustion vehicles by 2040, and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2024
The average district bus is 9 years old and has more than 105,000 miles on it; part of the district’s replacement plan recommends phasing out buses after about 10 years of use or once mileage reaches 150,000.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
The bill will also phase out a program that used a formula based on income and market values to give some districts money to lower their debts from school bonds.
—Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2024
Last year, California air regulators adopted new rules that would eventually phase out heavy-duty trucks and locomotives that burn fossil fuels.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
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