phased down

past tense of phase down

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of phased down But at the end of the day, even with all this technology, existing industries will still have to be phased down. — Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026 Under the Kigali amendment ratified in 2016, the US committed to reduce hydrofluorocarbons by about 85% before 2036, and HFA inhalers are among the hydrofluorocarbons that will probably be phased down. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025 The Italian was brought in to replace Marwood, who retained decision-making power but gradually phased down his role. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phased down
Verb
  • In Iowa, for example, MercyOne Clinton Medical Center ended labor and delivery services earlier this year, citing decreased Medicaid funding as part of the reason.
    — Rachel Cohen Booth, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Their systolic and diastolic blood pressure (which measures pressure when the heart relaxes) both decreased.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • As with many early American utopian communities, their ranks diminished after the Civil War, but a small band of Shakers has persisted at Sabbathday.
    — Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Somewhat diminished in the film’s erratic attempts to contextualize this ever-metastasizing sickness is Odeh himself.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • By Sunday afternoon, the drenching rains had largely subsided in the Sedona area.
    — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The fright of theme drought had subsided for now, but as with any horror villain, there’s always the danger of a sequel.
    — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Collins faces Democrat Troy Jackson, a former Maine Senate leader who stepped in to the race after scandals felled nominee Graham Platner in July.
    — Justin Papp,Caleigh Keating,Garrett Downs,Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Phased down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phased%20down. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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