tail off
verb
tailed off; tailing off; tails off
: to become smaller or quieter in a gradual way
Our productivity tailed off last year.
She started to ask a question and then her voice tailed off.
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Tatum tallied nine points and nine rebounds in the first quarter of Game 6, but his production tailed off as the night progressed.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Crow-Armstrong tailed off in the second half, as has been well-documented, with only six homers.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
But interest in sea drones didn’t tail off.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Morgan Rogers, so good earlier in the season, has tailed off.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
Crow-Armstrong tailed off in the second half, as has been well-documented, with only six homers.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
But interest in sea drones didn’t tail off.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Morgan Rogers, so good earlier in the season, has tailed off.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Tail off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tail%20off. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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