as in discontinuance
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Recent Examples of phase out
Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Canada, for example, decided to phase out its penny in 2012.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025
Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Dependents: Families can receive $1,400 for each dependent in 2021, regardless of age, but the amount is subject to the same income phaseout limits as the primary filer.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The Union-Tribune is researching a story about Navy cruisers, a type of vessel that is being phased out of existence after more than 140 years of service.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Canada, for example, decided to phase out its penny in 2012.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
Enacted by Trump, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, or TCJA, temporarily increased the maximum child tax credit to $2,000 from $1,000 per child under 17 and widened eligibility with higher-income phaseouts.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Dependents: Families can receive $1,400 for each dependent in 2021, regardless of age, but the amount is subject to the same income phaseout limits as the primary filer.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phase out
Noun
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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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After the United Kingdom demanded that Apple create a backdoor that would allow government officials globally to spy on encrypted data, Apple decided to simply turn off encryption services in the UK rather than risk exposing its customers to snooping.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
21 Feb. 2025
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Vito Fossella, the Staten Island borough president, who has sued over congestion pricing, thanked Mr. Trump and Secretary Duffy and called on the M.T.A. to turn off the toll readers.—
Winnie Hu,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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So, Margaret, the – the May 27 protocol agreement signed last May 27 sets forth that the phase two negotiation is much about two things, A, a permanent cease-fire, a cessation of all violence, and, in addition to that, the fact that Hamas cannot be allowed to come back into the government.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2025
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This reduction is attributed to the cessation of clinical studies and workforce reduction.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Samberg’s emergence as an elite shutdown defenseman has been a godsend for the Jets.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The is some discretion within government in determining what is deemed essential for any shutdown, so the exact scope of any shutdown can vary.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Visitors to other parks are also noting staffing problems, including at Grand Canyon National Park, where terminations cut deeply into the employees who staff the entrance stations, leading to long lines last weekend.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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The big picture: The terminations, also reaching Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Slife, come amid the Trump administration's mass firings and pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.—
Lauren Floyd,
Axios,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The cutoff for the top 100 is $2.03 billion (San Diego Padres).—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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To provide a wind-down period, compounders have until at least April 22 to stop selling copycat versions before the agency starts enforcing the cutoff.—
Maya Goldman,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Real Madrid forward Linda Caicedo rounded off a lovely move in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time to pull one back for Colombia, but Japan restored its two-goal advantage in the 57th minute through half-time substitute Maika Hamano.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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With three minutes left before stoppage time in the second half, sophomore Kaya Schaefer blasted a shot from the edge of the box that nearly missed the goal, ricocheting off the crossbar and down.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Each shutoff is counted only once, although the same household may have experienced multiple shutoffs in this period.—
Natalie Wallington,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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With thousands of utility customers suffering shutoffs because of wildfires, this technology is likely to remain strong through the year and beyond.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Phase out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phase%20out. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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