wean from/off
phrasal verb
weaned from/off; weaning from/off; weans from/off
: to make (someone or something) stop doing or using (something)
efforts to wean the country from its dependence on foreign oil
I'm gradually weaning myself off cigarettes.
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Beijing had announced a 4 trillion yuan ($586 billion) package in November 2008 — which was about 13% of China’s GDP at the time — to sustain growth and wean off the impact of the worst global economic downturn in over 70 years.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Opponents say the industry already takes precautions to restrict teen use, suggest outlawing the products will move business to surrounding cities, and say the ban eliminates a tool for people to wean off traditional cigarettes.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Babies can weigh as little as 10 pounds, according to the Pygmy Hippo Foundation conservation group, and wean from their mothers at around six to eight months.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Some anecdotal evidence suggests people are using nicotine pouches like Zyn—which users tuck into their lips for a slow release of nicotine—to wean off vaping, in an ironic parallel of how e-cigarettes have been used to transition off cigarettes.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Opponents say the industry already takes precautions to restrict teen use, suggest outlawing the products will move business to surrounding cities, and say the ban eliminates a tool for people to wean off traditional cigarettes.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
Babies can weigh as little as 10 pounds, according to the Pygmy Hippo Foundation conservation group, and wean from their mothers at around six to eight months.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Some anecdotal evidence suggests people are using nicotine pouches like Zyn—which users tuck into their lips for a slow release of nicotine—to wean off vaping, in an ironic parallel of how e-cigarettes have been used to transition off cigarettes.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Wean from/off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wean%20from%2Foff. Accessed 20 Dec. 2024.
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