as in to fade (away)
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Verb
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American man who vanished during dinner in tourist hot spot found dead.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Cox was also implicated in the deaths of J.J. and Tylee, who vanished in September 2019.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Miami surged ahead by 14 points in the second quarter, but that lead evaporated and the game went to the fourth tied at 83 before a group of reserves led a furious 16-3 fourth quarter spurt.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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Add garlic and mushrooms; cook until mushrooms are softened, and liquid has evaporated.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But by the 1940s and ’50s, organ-meat consumption had begun to taper off.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Winds will remain gusty throughout the afternoon, then taper off around sunset.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Nobody will be giving out any medals when Blue Origin’s eleventh crewed space flight leaves the ground.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
13 Apr. 2025
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Easter baskets will be given out while supplies last.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Tail (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tail%20%28off%29. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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