as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
at this time of the year, light begins to taper off a little earlier each day
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Recent Examples of taper off
In recent games, Wiggins has scored early and then tapered off, further putting the endgame onus on Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro, with the results hardly favorable.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
The viewership began to taper off after that point, but TGL’s regular season ratings still averaged 513,000 viewers.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The winds are expected to taper off Friday, dropping to about 15 miles per hour.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2025
The Chicago area is expected to see moderate temperatures and potential storms next week as snow begins to taper off Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
The viewership began to taper off after that point, but TGL’s regular season ratings still averaged 513,000 viewers.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The winds are expected to taper off Friday, dropping to about 15 miles per hour.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2025
The Chicago area is expected to see moderate temperatures and potential storms next week as snow begins to taper off Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taper off
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The number of Jesuits globally has steadily decreased since the 1960s, when there were more than 36,000.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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There has been a decreasing number of swing districts, only a few dozen now.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, a more constrained and domestically focused healthcare agenda is likely to diminish trust in federal health agencies, limit access to culturally competent care and produce a loss of global leadership in health innovation.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Whereas a decline in home values diminishes the equity investors might hold in their properties, which limits their ability to leverage assets for additional investments or refinancing opportunities.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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But much of that has subsided now; the Steelers, after all, don’t have a second-round pick and trading up could be out of the question as a result.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2025
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While immediate inflation concerns have subsided, the current administration's aggressive tariff and immigration policies are creating new economic anxieties that could lead to future instability.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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County officials declined to comment on the civil lawsuit.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The hospital declined to say whether Ikner was one of their patients.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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Other than Manchester City, who have endured a difficult campaign by their recent high standards, the traditional contenders have fallen away.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Our cerebral circuitry changes constantly—every day, new links are made amongst the 86 billion individual neurons in our heads, and old connections are allowed to fall away.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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Rising bond yields Yields on 10-year Treasury bonds typically fall – and their prices rise - as investors flee stocks for the safe haven of Treasuries during economic slowdowns.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Sales are falling partly due to rising competition from other automakers’ EV offerings, especially in China.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
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The overall unemployment rate for the working-age population in cities eased slightly to 5.2% in March from a two-year high of 5.4% in February.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2025
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This shift acknowledges cannabis’s medical potential and eases some research restrictions.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Taper off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taper%20off. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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