as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
tourism along the coast phases down after Labor Day
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Recent Examples of phase down
Belém And Beyond COP30 will test whether governments can align on phasing down fossil fuels, financing adaptation, and halting deforestation.
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Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The Italian was brought in to replace Marwood, who retained decision-making power but gradually phased down his role.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The tariff on Scotch whisky, a major U.K. export, will be cut from a staggering 150% to 75% on the first day of the agreement and will be phased down to 40% over the next decade.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 31 July 2025
Currently, Luscombe noted the credit phases down from 35% of expenses for taxpayers with an adjusted gross income of $15,000 or less to 20% of expenses with up to $43,000 in AGI.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 July 2025
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Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The Italian was brought in to replace Marwood, who retained decision-making power but gradually phased down his role.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The tariff on Scotch whisky, a major U.K. export, will be cut from a staggering 150% to 75% on the first day of the agreement and will be phased down to 40% over the next decade.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 31 July 2025
Currently, Luscombe noted the credit phases down from 35% of expenses for taxpayers with an adjusted gross income of $15,000 or less to 20% of expenses with up to $43,000 in AGI.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phase down
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Guests can participate in coral reef restoration, ecological monitoring and other hands-on initiatives that help decrease The Nam Hai’s environmental footprint.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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The agency waived age limits for new recruits, relaxed its vetting process, and decreased the training period for incoming officers.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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How diminished will their opportunities for success be in the real world?—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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Lightning is diminishing over shipping lanes as a result of the use of cleaner fuel.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Workers discovered a grave containing human remains beneath tiles after part of the floor of St Peter and Paul Church subsided in February, triggering a race to identify the skeleton through DNA testing.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Royals are hopeful their April woes will subside.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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With no sign of Tehran easing its blockade of the strait, oil prices were back up and stock values fell.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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That could ease cost pressures for hardware buyers such as server makers, with Evercore ISI pointing to potential upside for companies including Dell Technologies and Hewlett Packard Enterprise if lower memory requirements improve system economics.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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Night fell, and Martha came to a small black lake.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Photos shared on social media shows the massive slabs of rock fell just past a blind curve and the SUV sustained major front-end damage.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2026
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Acuna’s show business resume tapers off in the mid-2010’s, according to IMDB.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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In Houston’s climate, some pollen may appear as early as January, but concentrations typically peak in early to mid-spring before tapering off.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Houston Chronicle,
24 Mar. 2026
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Throughout the years-long investigation, Cherfilus-McCormick declined interview requests from the committee and provided little to no defense against the committee’s allegations.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Some declined to provide their full names, citing safety concerns.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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And buying it as a second car, that phenomenon has really, really fallen away in recent years as prices have gone up and everything’s got more expensive.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
26 Mar. 2026
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Virtually nothing was left of the structure, including almost all traces of the Sun Room, whose floor had partially collapsed and fallen away to leave a gaping hole where tourists had once stood in front of the three windows.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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