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noun

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Recent Examples of phase out
Verb
In June 2025, the European Commission proposed a regulation to phase out Russian fossil fuel imports by the end of 2027, aiming to enhance energy security and stabilize prices. Kate Hua-Ke Chi, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025 Norway declared victory in its effort to phase out gas car sales by 2025. Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
The tax credits emerged as a key sticking point in the megabill and the Freedom Caucus, which Perry previously chaired, successfully pushed GOP leadership to alter the legislation after the first draft was unveiled to speed up the phaseout. Emily Brooks, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025 Some beneficiaries may still receive paper checks after the phaseout date. Lorie Konish, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for phase out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phase out
Noun
  • In the event this Promotion is cancelled or terminated, pursuant to subparagraph (iii) or (iv), Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein.
    Vogue, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • But even with Presley pushing his songs and music labels wanting to work with him, White was turned off by the idea of self-promotion.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The way to view Olympia is to sample it after watching the new documentary Riefenstahl, directed by Andres Veiel, a film that is genuinely impossible to turn off or away from.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The October court order rejects the Department of Education’s motion to dismiss the case and blocks the administration from implementing the discontinuation against nearly 50 grantees across the country while the lawsuit continues.
    Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Though sales for plug-in vehicles soared to records for many automakers in the third quarter, that demand is expected to decline following the discontinuation.
    Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The push underscores a rift within the Senate GOP conference about how best to navigate the shutdown and the cessation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
    Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
  • This development, while carrying with it new risks for Sudan's future, may also bear opportunities for an eventual settlement, or at least a temporary cessation of hostilities.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • What To Know Trump, in a post on his Truth Social page, said he had been repeatedly asked on his tour of Asia this week about the government shutdown.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The expiration of the enhanced premium subsidies for Affordable Care Act coverage is at the crux of the Congressional stalemate to fund the federal government and end the shutdown.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Michelle exists on a level that is invulnerable to reproach, termination, or cancellation.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Soon after, Kaplan received a brief termination letter that offered no chance to appeal.
    Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Tokyo has pledged to reduce the reliance, but says an abrupt cutoff could threaten its energy security.
    Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The abrupt cutoff exposed the fragility of long-term autism care and compelled her to envision a model that extended comprehensive care through the teenage years.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Portland had been facing an exit until Gage Guerra headed in an equalizer in the eighth minute of stoppage time to force the shootout.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • And separate from any temporary SNAP stoppages due to the federal shutdown, the law cuts off access completely for refugees and other immigrant groups in the country lawfully.
    Renuka Rayasam, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025

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