phase·out
ˈfāz-ˌau̇t 
: a gradual stopping (as in operations or production) : a closing down by phases
phased out; phasing out; phases out
: to discontinue the practice, production, or use of by phases
: to stop production or operation by phases
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Yet, unresolved issues like funding for loss and damage and the role of fossil fuel phaseouts left critical questions for the future.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
The Biden administration had planned to phase out single-use plastics across all U.S. federal agencies and operations by 2035, which Trump rescinded with his latest order.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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Noun
In 2022 the Department of Energy issued rules that began a phaseout of energy-wasting lightbulbs by requiring that lightbulbs sold in the United States meet new, higher minimum efficiency standards by 2028.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Yet, unresolved issues like funding for loss and damage and the role of fossil fuel phaseouts left critical questions for the future.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
Covid vaccine sales fell internationally because the company continued to phase out advance purchase agreements with certain countries, according to Moderna.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
The Biden administration had planned to phase out single-use plastics across all U.S. federal agencies and operations by 2035, which Trump rescinded with his latest order.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Phaseout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phaseout. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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