PHASING DOWN Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

phasing down

verb

present participle of phase down

as in decreasing

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 phasing down 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

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The lack of regulations for unsupervised AI and decreasing hardware costs amplify this uncontained proliferation risk.

— Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
In many countries, alcohol consumption has already been decreasing for years, especially among young people.

— Tim Brinkhof, Time, 23 July 2026

Definition of decreasing

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Staffs are diminishing as layoffs in the industry remain rampant, as was seen in the ESPN firings this week, and reporters are being tasked with juggling several responsibilities at once.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
At 28 years old, clubs will also factor in his diminishing resale value.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of diminishing

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India, one of the world's most prolific IPO markets, was gearing up for issues worth $50 billion as tension in the Middle East were subsiding.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 9 July 2026
The afternoon started tough until the wind kept subsiding, and players began taking aim at flags.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026

Definition of subsiding

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When algorithms see these frictions falling away, the need for a driver premium plummets, deflating the surge price.

— Christopher S. Tang, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
But the memorandum drafted between Kyiv and Washington on an early-stage drone deal appears to suggest those obstacles may be falling away.

— Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 12 May 2026

Definition of falling away

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However, declining vaccination rates fueled by vaccine hesitancy have created pockets of susceptible individuals where the virus can spread quickly.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Idaho’s divorce rate has been steadily declining for nearly half a century, and since 2020, has been below the low-water mark set in 1956, according to data collected since 1950.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026

Definition of declining

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Global markets were also mixed, with South Korea’s Kospi stock index falling another 6% Wednesday as doubts over massive investments in artificial intelligence once again led investors to dump chipmakers’ shares.

— Yuri Kageyama, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Hikers in an area of the San Bernardino National Forest are being warned of falling rocks after one woman was injured, and another woman died after she was suspected to have been hit in the head by a large boulder.

— Paris Barraza, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of falling

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On every metric—sales, profit, assets and market value—these bellwether companies, 787 from Asia, collectively scaled to record levels, most likely reaping gains from not letting up.

— Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Rain pummeled the ground outside the tunnel, but the storm was short-lived, gradually letting up and then stopping altogether.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026

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