tapering off

present participle of taper off

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tapering off 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
Verb
  • Coaxing summer-flowering annuals to flower in fall is hit and miss as nutrient availability is dwindling and hours of daylight are decreasing.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The central bank is expected to start decreasing rates at its meeting next week after being on pause since December.
    Michelle Fox, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The difference is the wisdom to recognize that giving away public-trust land and diminishing our quality of life forsakes the permanent greater good for the temporary benefit of a few developers and residents.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • In an era of diminishing trust in government institutions and the media, conspiracy theories about high-profile crimes can get significant traction in the absence of a conclusive motive.
    Ernesto Londoño, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By 2008, Americans were withdrawing, and combat deaths were subsiding to their lowest level since the start of the occupation.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The totals included two new records, coinciding with a subsiding Middle Tennessee heat wave.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • The negativity around Wilson wasn’t only about his declining physical skills.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Still, there is some evidence click-throughs per search are declining.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This can be something forceful falling or pressing on the toe or twisting it in an awkward manner.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Borrowers aged 18 to 29 are also falling 90 or more days late on auto loans faster than older borrowers.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Tapering off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tapering%20off. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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