taper off

verb

tapered off; tapering off; tapers off

Synonyms of taper off next

: taper

housing starts tapered off in the fall

Examples of taper off in a Sentence

at this time of the year, light begins to taper off a little earlier each day

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Increasing Daytime Movement Whitetail research shows that daytime movement gradually increases throughout summer and fall, peaks during the rut, and tapers off into the late season. —

Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 24 Oct. 2024 For her monologue, Grande wore a magenta strapless dress complete with a corseted top and an extreme sweetheart neckline, which flared out into a voluminous tulip skirt that tapered off at her calves. —

Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2024 In places where weaver ants weren’t present, insectivorous bird species diversity peaked at low elevations and tapered off higher up in the mountains. —

Byalice Sun, science.org, 25 Sep. 2024 Her polling surge appeared to be tapering off, with Trump notching one of his first leads by a major pollster since early August with a New York Times/Siena survey taken Sept. 3-6 that found him up by one point, 48% to 47%. —

Sara Dorn, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for taper off