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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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
And Senate Republicans are seeking a slower phaseout of some Biden-era green energy tax breaks to allow continued develop of wind, solar and other projects that the most conservative Republicans in Congress want to end more quickly.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
Earlier this month, the president signed several resolutions aimed at dismantling California's efforts to promote the adoption of electric vehicles and phase out internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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Noun
The income phaseout—the point at which the value of the tax deduction would decrease as income increases—will begin at $500,000, instead of $400,000 in the previous bill.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
And Senate Republicans are seeking a slower phaseout of some Biden-era green energy tax breaks to allow continued develop of wind, solar and other projects that the most conservative Republicans in Congress want to end more quickly.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Verb
Additionally, the Kraft Heinz Company will phase out synthetic dyes from the roughly 10% of its US portfolio that still contains them before the end of 2027.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
Earlier this month, the president signed several resolutions aimed at dismantling California's efforts to promote the adoption of electric vehicles and phase out internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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“Phaseout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phaseout. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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