tail off
phrasal verb
tailed off; tailing off; tails off
: to become smaller or quieter in a gradual way
Our productivity tailed off last year.
She started to ask a question and then her voice tailed off.
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Hiring also tailed off at a time when the labor market was disrupted by violent storms in the Southeast as well as two major labor strikes involving dockworkers and Boeing.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
Their defensive intensity tailed off, even against a lottery team without several rotation players, again.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
More news: Spurs HC Gregg Popovich Revealed to Have Suffered Stroke
Viewership for most live sporting events has tailed off in the cord-cutting era.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Demand for the $250,000 Titanic dives appeared to be tailing off.
—Mark Harris, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
Their defensive intensity tailed off, even against a lottery team without several rotation players, again.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
More news: Spurs HC Gregg Popovich Revealed to Have Suffered Stroke
Viewership for most live sporting events has tailed off in the cord-cutting era.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Demand for the $250,000 Titanic dives appeared to be tailing off.
—Mark Harris, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Tail off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tail%20off. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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