phaseouts

noun

plural of phaseout
as in offsets

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  1. offsets
  2. shutdowns
  3. cessations
  4. cutoffs
  5. shutoffs
  6. closures
  7. stoppages
  8. terminations
Noun
  • Stifel analyst Peter McGoldrick, who covers athletics, footwear and lifestyle brands, noted that elevated input costs is likely to impact margin pressure for the 2027 calendar year before offsets.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Chinese Money Plant Chinese money plants (Pilea peperomioides) often produce offsets or baby plants, which are easy to divide and repot into their own containers.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of offsets
Noun
  • The last fiscal year has seen three government shutdowns, the longest of which lasted for 76 days.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
  • For existing light water reactors, LEU+ means plants can run much longer between refueling shutdowns, cutting maintenance costs and keeping reliable zero-carbon electricity flowing to the grid with fewer interruptions.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 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
  • Non-metallic shells insulate metallic components, conductive feet provide grounding, and automatic cutoffs monitor temperature.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Consumers who desired perfect products used more filters and set higher cutoffs, narrowing their search to hotels that came closer to meeting their standards.
    — Aprajita Gautam, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of cutoffs
Noun
  • National Weather Service Los Angeles County officials urged residents to prepare for public safety power shutoffs on Saturday and unplanned outages caused by wind damage.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • There are some questions about sudden intelligence shutoffs and delays of important weapons.
    — Kelli Wessinger, Vox, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of shutoffs
Noun
  • The Utah Navajo Health System posted about highway closures and detours.
    — Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Utah Navajo Health System posted several active highway closures, with detours.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of closures
Noun
  • Greaves played his part well in a 62-ball knock while dealing with stoppages for bad light.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Boston Dynamics has also redesigned its exterior panels to withstand falling boxes and repositioned the emergency stop button to reduce accidental safety stoppages.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of stoppages
Noun
  • One year later, the company was hit with multiple lawsuits from both passengers and employees, alleging contract terminations, breach of contract and unpaid overtime, NBC News reports, citing court records.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But employers cannot use AI to hide behind discriminatory terminations.
    — David Sanford, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
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