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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phasing out
turning off
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With two feet of snow falling across five states, and 600K households without power per reports in the latest winter cyclone bomb, cinemas are turning off the lights, specifically AMC with 60 closures in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Boston areas.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026 -
Solarization Instead of turning off the light, this method kicks it into overdrive.—
Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Phasing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phasing%20out. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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