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
For the most part, interest in their love story has tapered off over time, except for the occasional call from a reporter around Valentine’s Day.
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Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
For most movies, the opening weekend is the most lucrative, with ticket sales tapering off from there.
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Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
As the rain tapered off in the afternoon, the Skippers (20-2) were eager to defend their home turf.
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Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
According to the National Weather Service, rain chances are expected to taper off Friday, May 29, with warmer and drier weather gradually returning to Northern California and the Valley through the weekend and into next week.
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Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
For most movies, the opening weekend is the most lucrative, with ticket sales tapering off from there.
—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
As the rain tapered off in the afternoon, the Skippers (20-2) were eager to defend their home turf.
—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
According to the National Weather Service, rain chances are expected to taper off Friday, May 29, with warmer and drier weather gradually returning to Northern California and the Valley through the weekend and into next week.
—
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taper off
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This significantly minimizes cybersecurity risks by decreasing the number of outside players that may have access to the data through cloud or hardware infrastructure.
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.
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Historically, after that period, the chances of survival without a water source diminish rapidly.
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Prolonged exposure to heat can lead to insufficient or poor sleep, compromising the immune system, increasing the risk for cardiovascular disease and diminishing cognitive performance.
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Without tick bites, red meat, or dairy to incite it, the immune response will subside eventually.
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A little light headedness was the only immediate side effect for a first-timer, but that quickly subsided.
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With only a week of freedom under his belt, Cribbs said Powell is declining interviews for now, reentering the world with some trepidation.
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The Padres declined comment for this column.
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But over the 99 minutes of gameplay, some of those similarities fell away.
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For Bebe Rexha, her new album Dirty Blonde is built in that shift—where structure falls away and instinct takes over.
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So far, Milei has defended his Cabinet chief, even as the scandal damaged his government’s public image, constrained his political leverage in negotiations with allies and undermined his communication about spending cuts to Argentines scraping by on salaries that increasingly fall behind inflation.
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As opposed to the first film, where a good girl falls for a bad boy, the sequel turns the concept upside down, with Pfeiffer playing the bad girl who falls for a good boy.
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In the bond market, Treasury yields eased with oil prices.
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May said the venue change helped ease some of the tension.
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“Taper off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taper%20off. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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