tails (off)

verb

present tense third-person singular of tail (off)
as in peters (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tails (off)
  1. tapers off
  2. vanishes
  3. gives out
  4. evaporates
  5. compresses
  6. contracts
Verb
  • Acuna’s show business resume tapers off in the mid-2010’s, according to IMDB.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
  • After the strongest storms move out, colder air will settle in with the possibility of a few wet snowflakes before the precipitation tapers off.
    — Gregory Padgett, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Definition of tapers off
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  • In Figments of Freedom, written, directed by and starring Webber, a Marine goes AWOL, burns his life to ash, and vanishes into America’s fractured heart.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Years after walking away from the FBI, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are pulled back from the shadows when a federal agent vanishes without a trace.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of vanishes
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  • Haywood, of course, adds that Cinemark gives out extra popcorn to guests buying certain buckets to ensure that no one leaves the theater on an empty stomach.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Or the players will grab a plate in each hand and pinch them until their grip gives out.
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of gives out
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  • As the water evaporates, top up your micropond with fresh water.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Methane evaporates, forms clouds, falls as rain, and collects in lakes and seas.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of evaporates
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  • That intuition usually takes years to build, but a new controller from MIT engineers compresses that learning curve to a single session.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Everything around those decisions is where AI compresses the timeline.
    — Matthew Chow, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of compresses
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  • First, Selig addressed the agency's proposal from June to amend its rules on what event contracts the CFTC could prohibit.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Flock no longer contracts directly with ICE, according to information presented at the rally.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of contracts
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