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Recent Examples of taper Hollywood Fashion Secrets makes this popular cover-up, which has slightly tapered edges that lend a more seamless look under tight or thin tops. Malia Griggs, Glamour, 16 July 2025 The bike path’s edges will remain tapered with safety rails installed at the top. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025 The two chairs have lattice backs that are mirrored on the tabletop, and the legs have curved and tapered lines for an elegant feel. Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 21 July 2025 That figure tapers out gradually for higher incomes, disappearing entirely for individuals earning more than $175,000 and couples earning more than $250,000. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for taper
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Verb
  • The top three contributors to hydroplaning are: Vehicle speed - When a vehicle's speed increases, the tire-traction grip and ability to control the vehicle decreases.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
  • But in the past two years, crime rates have in fact drastically decreased.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The furor has subsided, possibly because districts are adapting to such stringent state laws as House Bill 1467, which required districts to create a public, searchable online list of elementary school materials.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Stewart was celebrated as a hero — and interviewed by the likes of CNN and the BBC — before interest in the story initially subsided.
    Susan Young, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Rather than diminishing us, this should decentralize our ego.
    Dax Grant, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • On Monday, Trump announced an extraordinary deal for the U.S. government to take a 15% share of Nvidia's H20 chip sales in China as a condition for easing restrictions to allow the chip to be sold there.
    Maria Aspan, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Offering pet benefits is a remote-friendly option that can not only support employee well-being but also ease the financial pressures of modern pet ownership that all generations face.
    Cerys Goodall, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Over in Singapore, non-oil domestic exports shrank 4.6% in July from the year before, worse than the 1.8% contraction penciled by economists polled by Reuters.
    Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Despite all the recent tech wealth and tech jobs and development growth, Seattle’s creative community has shrunken, a trend long predating COVID.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
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  • The Attorney General’s Office declined to comment on the complaint, which was filed in March 2025.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The Current declined to comment and referred all requests to the NWSL.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But, if wages don’t rise to match those jumps, consumer spending could fall and slow the economy.
    Raul Elizalde, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • But critics say the global response has fallen dangerously short, despite the fact that $1.1 billion has been pledged by countries, foundations and international organizations to support mpox control.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025

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“Taper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taper. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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