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verb

Definition of phase outnext
as in to close (down)

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phaseout

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noun

as in discontinuance

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Recent Examples of phase out
Verb
The California Energy Commission on Monday voted to approve rules that will phase out replacement tires that don't meet the state's energy-efficiency standards. — Tom Wait, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 California will phase out paraquat after all manufacturers voluntarily canceled their registrations, ending the state’s use of the powerful herbicide that is already banned in more than 60 countries. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
Even before this summer’s heat, the EU had begun loosening a number of its emissions targets and delaying the phaseout of gas and diesel vehicles, in an apparent effort to blunt the far right’s use of green policies as a campaign issue. — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026 The distinction between cash and non-cash payments is also significant for retailers as the penny phaseout poses several compliance challenges. — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for phase out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phase out
  1. turn off
  2. discontinuance
  3. discontinuation
  4. cessation
  5. shutdown
  6. termination
  7. cutoff
  8. stoppage
Verb
  • Sense can analyze data from the new meters in real time and tell you how much power your new heat pump is using when the temperature drops or how many watts your big-screen TV is drawing even when it’s turned off.
    — Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Some people swear by it, while others were turned off by weird side effects.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of turn off
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.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Definition of discontinuance
Noun
  • The automaker does not have any sedans in its American lineup following the discontinuation of several impactful car models.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In addition to the pickup truck issues, Ford said its sales have been impacted by the discontinuation of two vehicles earlier this year that makes comparisons harder to meet as well as planned lower sales to daily rental fleets.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of discontinuation
Noun
  • Those commitments should be included in a framework agreement, signed by all sides, which outlines the core elements of an eventual peace and enables a cessation of hostilities.
    — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Texas law defines brain death as the irreversible cessation of brain function.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of cessation
Noun
  • Last October, during what became the longest government shutdown in American history, the President posted a series of photographs of his renovation of the White House’s Lincoln Bathroom.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • That combination of mobility, length and assertiveness fuels belief that Šmits can be a shutdown NHL defender.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of shutdown
Noun
  • Poverty has risen in Nigeria since 2023 following the five-fold increase in fuel prices that Tinubu’s termination of a fuel subsidy scheme triggered.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The ruling follows a Friday morning hearing, which came on the final day of a week-long reprieve from the Pentagon that temporarily stayed the trio’s terminations.
    — Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of termination
Noun
  • The groups call for introducing a lower cutoff for women that takes this into account.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2026
  • This cutoff was meant to capture players who had the role and production and were on their way to great seasons, but had their seasons cut short by injury.
    — Ben Gretch, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of cutoff
Noun
  • His contract expires in December, when the sport is expected to be in a labor stoppage.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • When that temperature surpassed 86 degrees, the roofs would be activated and players would be granted a ten-minute stoppage.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of stoppage

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“Phase out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phase%20out. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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