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Recent Examples of phase out
Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Prior to the discussion, Donnie King, president and chief executive officer for Tyson, touched on the recent announcement that the company would phase out high fructose corn syrup and other ingredients from their products by the end of 2025.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The authors recommend a global cap on plastic production, as well as phaseouts of toxic chemical additives.
—Joseph Winters, Wired News, 16 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Grumet said the clean energy industry was prepared to deal with Congress's phase out of tax subsidies.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Prior to the discussion, Donnie King, president and chief executive officer for Tyson, touched on the recent announcement that the company would phase out high fructose corn syrup and other ingredients from their products by the end of 2025.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
Roth IRAs Taxpayers who wish to contribute to a Roth IRA are subject to phaseout amounts.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The authors recommend a global cap on plastic production, as well as phaseouts of toxic chemical additives.
—Joseph Winters, Wired News, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phase out
Noun
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The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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Their demands were modest, ranging from higher pay and insurance to the discontinuance of company stores.—
Jack Werner / Made by History,
TIME,
18 June 2024
Verb
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Press the button to turn off the device.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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One user says the Wi-Fi turns off when unlocking the device, or swiping down on the lock screen to access the notification center.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Treatment with apitegromab was generally well-tolerated across all age groups, and there were no drug discontinuations in the study due to adverse events.—
Sasirekha Subramanian,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Competitively, the discontinuation probably worked for Kansas, which won no more than three games in any season between 2010 and 2022.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Offering smoking cessation, nutrition counseling, stress management workshops and fitness incentives can reduce claims related to preventable conditions.—
Jessica Stroud,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Or that cessation triggers withdrawal symptoms—including pain, fever, and diarrhea—similar to those faced by opioid abusers.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Gallego also discussed the looming government shutdown, expressing concern over rising health insurance premiums for Americans.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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In the past, when a government shutdown has occurred, nonessential federal workers have been temporarily furloughed, and essential workers have stayed on the job without pay while Congress resolves funding disputes and then votes to pay the workers back retroactively.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The strike comes after Joël Lightbound, the minister responsible for Canada Post, detailed a number of modifications to the national postal service, including the end of door-to-door mail service, termination of the rural moratorium on post office closures, and more.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Deadline has seen emails in which Robinson agrees to the termination of his investor deal, which entitled him to an executive producer credit.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After Amazon re-reviewed its privilege logs, the company withdrew almost all of its privilege claims and produced nearly 70,000 documents to the FTC on the eve of the cutoff date for discovery.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025
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How to Watch Mobil 1 301 After cutting four drivers from the playoff field after last weekend's Bass Pro Shops Night Race on the short track at Bristol, none of the 12 remaining drivers are more than three points below the cutoff line for the Round of 8.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dewsbury-Hall got behind Conor Bradley in first-half stoppage time and picked out Gueye, who could not quite get hold of his shot.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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The work stoppage affected Arlington, Beverly, Canton, Danvers, Gloucester, Lynnfield, Malden, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, North Reading, Peabody, Reading, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wakefield, and Watertown.—
Chris Van Buskirk,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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