tail (off)

verb

Definition of tail (off)next
as in to fade (away)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tail (off)
  1. vanish
  2. evaporate
  3. taper off
  4. give out
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  • In Sarah Pekkanen’s new thriller, The Women in White, a young health-care aide probes how four female participants in a 1964 parapsychology experiment suddenly vanished.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In August 2025, the remains of a British researcher who vanished in 1959 in Antarctica were discovered amid rocks near a receding glacier on King George Island, located off the Antarctic Peninsula.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of vanish
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  • As the water evaporates, top up your micropond with fresh water.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The two-run lead evaporated in the bottom of the fifth when a rare Caleb Durbin defensive disaster created another game-tying opportunity.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of evaporate
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  • Then there’s the question of whether demand will taper off, which is difficult to predict.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Rain showers got Wednesday started for most of the Philadelphia area, but that morning precipitation will taper off through midday.
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of taper off
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  • The Stanley Cup is the oldest existing trophy awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, as it’s given out to the NHL’s champion every year.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Dellinger said the county has sand and bags to give out, but not the manpower.
    — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of give out
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“Tail (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tail%20%28off%29. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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