level out
phrasal verb
leveled out or levelled out; leveling out or levelling out; levels out
: to stop going up or down
Divorce rates are leveling out for the first time in decades.
My moods have leveled out.
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For weeks, Trump and his economic team have said the tariffs would result in only short-term pain and that the tumult in the stock market would eventually level out.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 May 2025
The trade equation here seems pretty simple: Toronto’s 2025 lottery pick and Scottie Barnes, plus whatever other draft considerations the Bucks would want to level out the deal.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Tap the pan two or three times on the counter between colors to level out the batter.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2025
However, the decline appears to be leveling out, as younger Americans buck the trend of being less religious than the generation above them, according a Pew study.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 May 2025
The trade equation here seems pretty simple: Toronto’s 2025 lottery pick and Scottie Barnes, plus whatever other draft considerations the Bucks would want to level out the deal.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Tap the pan two or three times on the counter between colors to level out the batter.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2025
However, the decline appears to be leveling out, as younger Americans buck the trend of being less religious than the generation above them, according a Pew study.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for level out
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“Level out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20out. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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