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Recent Examples of phase out
Claudia Boyd-Barrett, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
It was followed by the Montreal Protocol in 1987, a treaty that saw participating countries phase out the production of substances responsible for depleting the ozone layer.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The authors recommend a global cap on plastic production, as well as phaseouts of toxic chemical additives.
—Joseph Winters, Wired News, 16 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The health department would have to adopt regulations defining those foods no later than June 1, 2028, and public K-12 schools would begin to phase out certain ultraprocessed foods by July 1, 2029.
—Claudia Boyd-Barrett, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
It was followed by the Montreal Protocol in 1987, a treaty that saw participating countries phase out the production of substances responsible for depleting the ozone layer.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
Roth IRAs Taxpayers who wish to contribute to a Roth IRA are subject to phaseout amounts.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The authors recommend a global cap on plastic production, as well as phaseouts of toxic chemical additives.
—Joseph Winters, Wired News, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phase out
Noun
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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
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Their demands were modest, ranging from higher pay and insurance to the discontinuance of company stores.—
Jack Werner / Made by History,
TIME,
18 June 2024
Verb
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Officials said the phone was either out of service or turned off.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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An inquest into the death of Matt Beard has heard the initial evidence about the tragic circumstances leading to his family agreeing to turn off his life-support machine in hospital.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Treatment with apitegromab was generally well-tolerated across all age groups, and there were no drug discontinuations in the study due to adverse events.—
Sasirekha Subramanian,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Competitively, the discontinuation probably worked for Kansas, which won no more than three games in any season between 2010 and 2022.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Offering smoking cessation, nutrition counseling, stress management workshops and fitness incentives can reduce claims related to preventable conditions.—
Jessica Stroud,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Or that cessation triggers withdrawal symptoms—including pain, fever, and diarrhea—similar to those faced by opioid abusers.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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What's without question is that the longer a shutdown continues, the more pressure will be brought on essential services going to vulnerable people and federal workers getting along (either on the job or not) without pay.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Health care talks plant seeds to resolve shutdown Federal subsidies for people to participate in the Affordable Care Act, which is nicknamed Obamacare, are expiring at the end of the year.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The strike comes after Joël Lightbound, the minister responsible for Canada Post, detailed a number of modifications to the national postal service, including the end of door-to-door mail service, termination of the rural moratorium on post office closures, and more.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Deadline has seen emails in which Robinson agrees to the termination of his investor deal, which entitled him to an executive producer credit.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The list below ranks them from the lowest to highest share within the 25% cutoff.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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This year’s cutoff for the top 10 is $13 million, up from the 2024 cutoff of $9 million; half of the league’s coaches are now making $10 million, after a series of new hires and extensions, based on conversations with a half-dozen people familiar with NFL coaching contracts.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Blame that on the Magpies — three of their five Premier League matches have ended at 0-0, and Newcastle has allowed just three total goals (all at once to Liverpool in a Matchday 2 stoppage-time loss).—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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In the last minute of stoppage time, Alex Pfeiffer carved up Stars defender Ava Cook on the dribble, drawing a foul and earning a penalty kick.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Phase out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phase%20out. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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