taper off

verb

Definition of taper offnext
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 Rain is expected to taper off after Tuesday morning's commute in Minnesota. — Katie Steiner, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 The new policy would halt surgeries, taper off hormones and end social accommodations like makeup and wigs. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 The precipitation is expected to taper off Thursday evening, according to the weather service. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 How long tapering off testosterone takes Recovery is not uniform. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for taper off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taper off
  1. decrease
  2. diminish
  3. subside
  4. decline
  5. fall away
  6. fall
  7. ease
Verb
  • The inventory showed that in 2023, which is the most recent year for which data is available, emissions decreased from transportation and buildings, the state’s two largest emissions sectors.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Beck’s involvement or contribution to ownership are not expected to decrease in any way.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of decrease
Verb
  • Except in the extreme, legislators are loath to devalue local autonomy while also prioritizing delivery of state aid to diminish local tax burdens.
    — David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
  • While rain chances will diminish, clouds will hang tough through much of the day, and northeast winds will pick up slightly to 5 to 10 mph.
    — Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of diminish
Verb
  • The speaker holds up better when handling more, as the distortion subsides when other track elements layer on top of the bass triplets.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026
  • As the twitching subsided, the team warden shook Guardado and shouted his name, but there was no response.
    — David Fischer, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of subside
Verb
  • Hip-hop discourse, in recent years, has fixated on declining metrics as some arbiter of cultural failure.
    — Andre Gee, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The state forecasts that emissions in the transportation sector will continue to decline as electric and more energy efficient cars replace older ones.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of decline
Verb
  • Under the change-of-control terms of his 2025 CEO award, operating milestones would fall away, and the deal price would determine whether Tesla meets the market value thresholds.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
  • One by one, the suspicions attached to my passport seemed to fall away.
    — Abdelrahman ElGendy, New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of fall away
Verb
  • And good things came to the Nets even when the deep ball didn’t fall.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Highs will reach the lower 60s before temperatures begin falling.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of fall
Verb
  • Later, your appetite for socializing may ease as the Moon enters Scorpio.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In the 1940s haute couture status brought practical advantages, but as postwar shortages eased in the early 1950s, those benefits diminished.
    — Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of ease

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“Taper off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taper%20off. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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