PHASEDOWN Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

phase down

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as in to decrease

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually tourism along the coast phases down after Labor Day

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Recent Examples of phase down 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 After 2026, the credits would phase down to their original, pre-pandemic parameters before Democrats’ 2021 expansion. —

Cq Roll Call, Boston Herald, 2 Oct. 2025 Belém And Beyond COP30 will test whether governments can align on phasing down fossil fuels, financing adaptation, and halting deforestation. —

Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 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 See All Example Sentences for phase down

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This risk decreases as the storm moves away.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
According to 2025 research from McKinsey & Company's Women in the Workplace report, women remain significantly underrepresented at the highest levels of leadership, with representation decreasing at each step up the corporate ladder.

— Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026