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Recent Examples of phase out
Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 23 May 2026
None of this replaces the need to phase out fossil fuels.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Income phaseouts can reduce or eliminate new deductions for seniors, overtime, tips and car loan interest on 2025 federal tax returns.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 2 Apr. 2026
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Verb
One action delays deadlines for grocers and other companies to phase out the use of climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons for refrigeration under the 2023 Technology Transitions Rule.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 23 May 2026
None of this replaces the need to phase out fossil fuels.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Noun
Low- and moderate-income workers would be eligible for a 1% automatic contribution and up to a 4% matching contribution from the federal government, with a phaseout at median income.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Income phaseouts can reduce or eliminate new deductions for seniors, overtime, tips and car loan interest on 2025 federal tax returns.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phase out
Verb
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In a tropical climate, turning off the AC backfires, because the energy needed to drag the room temperature back down on return is greater than the energy saved.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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None of these readings are so emphatic as to render the others immaterial, and the pervading ambivalence paired with a steady but creeping pace could turn off viewers who just want a good mystery to solve.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
Noun
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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.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Attorneys for the plaintiffs and defendant signed a stipulation of discontinuance in November, according to a court document filed in December and obtained by Deadline.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The high discontinuation rate, with more than 40% of patients reporting vomiting, might limit the drug's commercial potential as a treatment for obesity or those suffering from fatty liver disease, the analysts added.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
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From a clinical perspective, abrupt discontinuation of regular medication can carry risks.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The latest collection, Vibrations of Spring, celebrates the end of winter, the cessation of snow and silence, the way light changes as summer approaches.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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After negotiations that lasted nearly nine hours, Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire, contingent on a cessation of Hezbollah fire and the removal of Hezbollah operatives from southern Lebanon.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Lawmakers agreed to separate funding for ICE and Border Patrol as Republicans and Democrats struggled to reach a compromise on reforms even as a record-long DHS shutdown dragged on.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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Following the shutdown of Mint, a wave of competitors has emerged, each offering a different approach to budgeting, saving and managing money.—
Nick Perry,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Fox and Cavanaugh both became better known this year when the American Historical Association published hours of deposition video related to a lawsuit over the mass termination of grants at the National Endowment of the Humanities.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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Her lawsuit doesn’t explicitly state what that recommendation was — but in a deposition recording for another lawsuit published last month on a Caldwell Facebook page, Ingram admitted that Boggie recommended his termination.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 June 2026
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Yamal is joined on these top-five lists by teammates Alex Baena and Marc Cucurella, and Spain midfielder Pedri only just missed the cutoff as well.—
Ethan Douglas,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Two of the seven restaurants closed due to low scores, and the other five closed due to a cutoff of water supply.—
Mary Ella Hastings
June 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
Noun
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At the end of each half, however, there will be added time to make up for stoppages in play — such as when a player is injured, or there is a lengthy replay review — when the clock keeps running.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The report found that Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) staff attorneys, who are not part of the work stoppage, work the lowest number of cases of any statewide public defender system with comparable data, which includes Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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