as in discontinuance
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Recent Examples of phase out
Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Feb. 2025
The company has pledged to phase out its storage of crude oil, instead moving to more sustainable fuels like biodiesel.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Jen Christensen, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
In 2025 climate discourse will recenter on the message that halting global heating requires the phaseout of coal, oil, and gas.
—Genevieve Guenther, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Half a dozen European nations, most recently Estonia, have started phasing out 1- and 2-cent coins by rounding all cash transactions to the nearest 5 cents.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Feb. 2025
The company has pledged to phase out its storage of crude oil, instead moving to more sustainable fuels like biodiesel.
—Kale Williams, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
Some of the time frames were adjusted after the government received public comment suggesting that the phaseout would take extra time in some industries.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
In 2025 climate discourse will recenter on the message that halting global heating requires the phaseout of coal, oil, and gas.
—Genevieve Guenther, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phase out
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The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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Big Think shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Services.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 June 2020
Verb
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The offensive coordinator’s microphone turns off with 15 seconds left, meaning there can be a moment or two left at the end if Nagy wants to remind Mahomes of a specific read, or diagnose the type of defense that’s on the field.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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Read more Helicopter in DC plane crash had safety feature off The U.S. Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines plane killing 67 people last week had turned off an advanced surveillance system, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said on Thursday.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Thousands of Palestinians have also been returning to northern Gaza since the start of truce that negotiators hope will lead to a long-term cessation in hostilities.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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But now in 2025, as Trump takes office, a cessation of fighting in Ukraine seems imminent.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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These could possibly include forcing a government shutdown to push the Trump White House away from their moves toward authoritarianism and back toward a situation that elicits dialogue, negotiations, and compromise.—
Ewan Palmer,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Democrats are rallying in opposition to President Trump's spending freeze — and are threatening to allow a government shutdown next month.—
Hans Nichols,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Hollywood Reporter reached out to representatives for Sainte-Marie for direct comment over the Order of Canada termination, but has yet to hear back.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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The termination was noted in a terse announcement in the federal government’s official publication Canada Gazette posted over the weekend.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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Yogurts, custards and puddings should have the same cutoff, according to the agency.—
C. Michael White,
The Conversation,
14 Feb. 2025
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But that was more than $7 million short of the $37.5 million cutoff needed to make the all-athlete top 100; the American tennis star would have ranked No. 125 in a longer list.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai was still charging around and crunching into tackles in second-half stoppage time when his team were 4-0 up and assured of that Wembley meeting with Newcastle United on March 16.—
Jay Harris,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Staffers say the communications stoppage, along with a barrage of memos from the Trump administration with sweeping instructions to scrub all evidence of gender identity and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, is affecting efforts to protect Americans’ health within the health agencies.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC News,
5 Feb. 2025
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The electricity provider said shutoffs could last through Friday.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Public safety power shutoffs are more likely in the area of the particularly dangerous situation.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Phase out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phase%20out. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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