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Recent Examples of phase out
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 18 June 2025
This practice has long been phased out, for obvious reasons.
—Slade Logsdon, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
Nik Popli, Time, 22 May 2025
The income phaseout—the point at which the value of the tax deduction would decrease as income increases—will begin at $500,000, instead of $400,000 in the previous bill.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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Verb
What know to about 8 dyes being phased out
Is the US banning artificial food dyes?
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 18 June 2025
This practice has long been phased out, for obvious reasons.
—Slade Logsdon, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
Noun
The House vote happened just hours after White House and Republican leaders released a number of changes to the bill to address concerns from members of the House Freedom Caucus, who were demanding faster, larger spending cuts and energy tax-credit phaseouts.
—Nik Popli, Time, 22 May 2025
The income phaseout—the point at which the value of the tax deduction would decrease as income increases—will begin at $500,000, instead of $400,000 in the previous bill.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 21 June 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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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
Verb
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But her competitive nature doesn’t turn off even at home.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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Silent mode + out of sight + turn off lock-screen previews.—
Jason Walker PsyD,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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After several days of intense fighting, a cessation of hostilities was announced, with Trump taking credit.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2025
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Two likely causes are an increase in food availability due to the recent wet winters (more rain leads to more plants and seeds, which lead to healthy rodent populations), and a cessation of the distemper epidemic that has decimated the populations of these animals in the Bay Area in recent years.—
Alison Hermance,
Mercury News,
17 June 2025
Noun
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The day after Wayfarer announced its shutdown, police arrested a suspect in the arson and blackmail incidents: Eduardo Aragon, 26; he has been charged with 13 criminal counts of arson, intimidation and harassment.—
Monica Hunter-Hart,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Moreover, reporting from Reuters, showed that before its recent shutdown, USAID was in the midst of a probe into its relationship with Starlink.—
Beck Andrew Salgado,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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The draft that the Senate released over the weekend sets a single termination date: Sept. 30th, three months from now.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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The phone line terminations serve as a testing ground for the task force's approach to cost reduction across federal agencies.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
Noun
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The survey’s cutoff date was June 18, days before the US bombed Iran, targeting its three main nuclear sites.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
24 June 2025
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The new cutoff date is now September 17, giving users temporary relief from a looming ban.—
Kate Nalepinski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Poirier won that fight, and earned Submission of the Night, for his first-round triangle armbar stoppage.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Santos in the nose, roofed the shot down the middle, tying the score in the 87th minute, The second defensive error came nine minutes into stoppage time.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
Noun
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San Diego was spared from the most destructive elements, but no less than six waves of San Ana winds — some surpassing 100 mph in places such as Sill Hill in the Cuyamaca Mountains — led SDG&E to issue two separate public safety power shutoffs over the course of an unprecedented three weeks.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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Dry, windy weekend heightens California’s wildfire risks, triggering power shutoffs for thousands.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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