as in decreasing
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 tapering off
Moreover, heavy snow will develop over the Sierra Nevada Mountains on Tuesday, tapering off by Wednesday.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Williams added that the underlying drivers of the silver market show no sign of tapering off, suggesting the bull run on silver could be sustained well into 2026.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
The season continues through May and June, tapering off after early July, when snow starts to deteriorate.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
Now that much of the nation has begun the transition to cheaper winter gasoline and with driving demand seasonally tapering off as temperatures dip, gas prices face additional downward pressure.
—Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
The system is expected to start to show late Wednesday, with the brunt hitting on Thursday before tapering off Friday and into the weekend.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
The incremental performance enhancements from larger models are tapering off, and the availability of high-quality training data is becoming a limiting factor – much of the easily obtainable data on the Internet has already been utilized.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Each practice has featured myriad personnel groupings, with the offensive and defensive scheme installs tapering off as game preparation takes shape.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Williams added that the underlying drivers of the silver market show no sign of tapering off, suggesting the bull run on silver could be sustained well into 2026.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
The season continues through May and June, tapering off after early July, when snow starts to deteriorate.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
Now that much of the nation has begun the transition to cheaper winter gasoline and with driving demand seasonally tapering off as temperatures dip, gas prices face additional downward pressure.
—Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
The system is expected to start to show late Wednesday, with the brunt hitting on Thursday before tapering off Friday and into the weekend.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
The incremental performance enhancements from larger models are tapering off, and the availability of high-quality training data is becoming a limiting factor – much of the easily obtainable data on the Internet has already been utilized.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Each practice has featured myriad personnel groupings, with the offensive and defensive scheme installs tapering off as game preparation takes shape.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tapering off
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High pressure will build in behind the storm, resulting in dry weather and decreasing winds.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, parlay bets are getting more complicated as time goes on, decreasing the chances of winning.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, the invading trees and shrubs also compete with prairie plants for light, water, and space, often pushing the grassland plants out of the way and diminishing the habitat options available to animals that depend on native plants.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Survey participants said reasons for the diminishing access included affordability, fears about not being taken seriously or the potential for involuntary hospitalization, the survey said.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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From the Luddites smashing looms in 19th-century England to autoworkers walking out over the introduction of robots to the factory floor in the 1980s, resistance has flared before either being crushed or subsiding, giving way to the new economies and social orders the technologies ushered in.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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During the recent measles outbreak centered in Texas, the Pandemic Center’s data contradicted Kennedy’s assertions that the crisis was subsiding, Jennifer Nuzzo, the director of the Pandemic Center, told me.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Like a snake shedding its skin, The Girlfriend’s expendable outer layers are falling away to reveal a more interesting core.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Gallagher had an underwhelming first year with Atletico, which started well before falling away, and now finds himself no longer a first choice for coach Diego Simeone.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Screening is key Across all ages, colorectal cancer cases and related deaths in the US have been declining for decades, Ng said, attributing that success to improvements in treatment and public health efforts to promote screening.—
Andrea Kane,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Many consumers have started to turn their backs on luxury goods; fed up with a lack of ingenuity, skyrocketing daily expenses, and arguably declining quality, shoppers are thinking twice before splurging on designer items.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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The hope for gold-producing nations like Ghana is to responsibly leverage this bountiful natural resource without falling prey to environmental degradation and civil strife.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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Volatility returns to markets Wall Street’s fear gauge, the VIX, jumped 31% on Friday — its biggest one-day gain since April — before falling 12% on Monday.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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