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Recent Examples of phase out
Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
South Korea’s energy targets long predate the current war, aiming to generate 20% of electricity from renewables by 2030 and phase out coal by 2040.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 22 Apr. 2026
Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
But whether the discussions can eventually translate into a concrete global phaseout plan remains to be seen.
—Kate Hua-Ke Chi, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The United Kingdom has passed landmark legislation banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born after 2008, setting the country on a path to phase out smoking for future generations.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
South Korea’s energy targets long predate the current war, aiming to generate 20% of electricity from renewables by 2030 and phase out coal by 2040.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
The tax code changes allow a deduction of up to $10,000 for interest payments on some vehicles with a phaseout for taxpayers earning more than $100,000 a year or $200,000 a year for those married and filing jointly.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
But whether the discussions can eventually translate into a concrete global phaseout plan remains to be seen.
—Kate Hua-Ke Chi, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phase out
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
Verb
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What McEwen demonstrated, across 40 years of experiments, is what happens when the system never turns off.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 May 2026
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So, does the light just turn off?—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The discontinuation of the $599 tier comes after that model sold out at most outlets.—
Chris Welch,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Of the 35 million Kodak slide projectors sold until their discontinuation in 2004, 15 million were of the Carousel model.—
Marcia Greenwood,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The airline announced several new Fort Lauderdale flights to accommodate the long-term drop in seat capacity left by Spirit’s cessation of service.—
Scott Laird,
Travel + Leisure,
4 May 2026
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His father was a schoolteacher and a member of the Nazi Party; Baselitz, who was seven at the cessation of World War II, would later recall the smoke rising from firebombed Dresden as his mother hurried her children through the city in a futile attempt to escape the Russians.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The shooting has also intensified calls by conservatives to fully fund DHS through a single bill — blaming Democrats for the shutdown and arguing that splitting apart ICE and Border Patrol funding will only give the minority party leverage.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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That means the knock-down, drag-out government shutdown battles that have become a Washington ritual are, in effect, a fight over a little more than a quarter of the federal ledger.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Paramount agreed to pay the termination fee as part of its agreement to buy the entirety of WBD, but the cost lives on WBD's books until the close of that deal.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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The termination notice comes nearly a year after Affinity Gaming ended 24/7 operations at Buffalo Bill’s Resort on July 6.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Given that the cutoff age in America for commercial airline pilots is 65, eyebrows might be raised by making 82-year-old Ben Kingsley the captain on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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For audiences expecting a cradle-to-grave reckoning, that cutoff can feel abrupt.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Early into six minutes of second-half stoppage time Son Heung-min delivered a perfect free kick for his seventh assist of the tournament, finding the head of defender Nkosi Tafari, who buried the go-ahead goal.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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But that was not the end of the drama, as Callum Wilson’s stoppage-time winner saw Nuno Espirito Santo’s side pick up three points and maintain their two-point cushion over Spurs.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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