as in to fade (away)
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Verb
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The remains of a Connecticut woman who vanished while hiking in Japan over two years ago have been identified, her family said Saturday.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025 -
Those communication botches, whether on the break or in the half court, often include Towns, who once again vanished as a scorer.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Verb
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As the water evaporates, users experience a cooling effect of up to 30 degrees.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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When his family is forced into witness protection, young Curtis’ dreams of a cello career evaporate, forcing him to channel his creativity into a new endeavor.—
Monitor staff,
Christian Science Monitor,
22 May 2025
Verb
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The Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service expects more rain and drizzle for the metro on Wednesday, with a high of 51 Rain showers are likely for most of the area today, the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service reports, but will taper off from north to south tonight.—
John Autey,
Twin Cities,
21 May 2025
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The rain started to taper off as the diamond dry was applied to the dirt and the game was paused for several minutes.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
Verb
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The program started in 2021, and allowed for up to $10,000 to be given out in grants to small businesses within Gurnee.—
Erin Yarnall,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Despite the uptick, the 5,100 summonses given out to e-bike riders so far this year amounts to just 2% of the 251,000 summonses given to all motorists, Tisch noted.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
1 June 2025
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“Tail (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tail%20%28off%29. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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