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phaseouts

noun

plural of phaseout
as in offsets

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phaseouts
  1. offsets
  2. shutdowns
  3. cessations
  4. cutoffs
  5. shutoffs
  6. closures
  7. stoppages
  8. terminations
Noun
  • And this does the latter quite nicely, the classic claret and blue along with a gold trim offsets the whole thing rather well.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The article warns against complacency, noting that if these temporary offsets disappear and supply constraints persist, panic buying and momentum trading could drive prices significantly higher.
    — Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of offsets
Noun
  • Researchers also identified discussions about using Tor and maintaining communications after shutdowns.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • We are used to the street closures, the factory shutdowns, the restrictions on driving and internet access during Communist Party conferences, international summits, Tiananmen Square military parades, and the visits of foreign dignitaries.
    — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of shutdowns
Noun
  • Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.
    — Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of cessations
Noun
  • Additionally, airlines are making moves for the fall and even the winter, extending seasonal flight routes beyond their usual September cutoffs.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Other situations can delay power cutoffs Utilities have been given the authority to cut off power in cases where the recipient tampers with utility infrastructure or is an unauthorized user, regardless of the weather outside.
    — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of cutoffs
Noun
  • Ratepayers can sign up for updates about shutoffs in their area or at a specific address on the PG&E site.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Though the days of urgent pleas to reduce power use in the hopes of preventing major outages appear to be largely over in California, local utilities still employ public safety power shutoffs.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of shutoffs
Noun
  • The heavy rains also forced multiple road closures and some water rescues in White Plains and other major communities in New York's Westchester County.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
  • The closures do not necessarily mean the restaurants were poorly run, Gruel added.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of closures
Noun
  • There is already a feeling among many supporters that the time spent poring over marginal decisions — all those interminable stoppages for calls that are going to cause dissatisfaction, whatever the outcome — is far too much.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Telemundo, for its part, went the traditional route and did not break away for sponsor messages during the mid-half stoppages.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of stoppages
Noun
  • For instance, the administration announced the terminations for Nicaragua and Honduras three days after they were set to expire on July 8, 2025, but provided a 60-day extension.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Acevedo, the national tenure expert who studied 20 years of all publicly available data, found most terminations occur at public institutions, undermining political claims that tenure hampers these institutions’ ability to fire bad actors.
    — Andrea Eger, Oklahoma Watch, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of terminations
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“Phaseouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phaseouts. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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