as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
at this time of the year, light begins to taper off a little earlier each day
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Recent Examples of taper off
The precipitation will taper off to snow flurries this evening.
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Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
Snow will taper off and will become rain and snow again during the afternoon as temperatures warm slightly.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
By the time the precipitation tapered off in the late morning, some 2 inches of snow had fallen in many parts of the city, including Central Park, according to the National Weather Service.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
This is especially true for NAND sold into consumer applications such as smart phones, where demand has tapered off.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
Snow will taper off and will become rain and snow again during the afternoon as temperatures warm slightly.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
By the time the precipitation tapered off in the late morning, some 2 inches of snow had fallen in many parts of the city, including Central Park, according to the National Weather Service.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
This is especially true for NAND sold into consumer applications such as smart phones, where demand has tapered off.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taper off
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Depression risk further decreased for every additional 1,000 steps, with the lowest risk at 7,000 to 10,000 daily steps.Sarah Garone, Health, 8 Jan. 2025
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By Friday, winds decrease as chances for a second round of snow increase.Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
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That’s a trend that’s stayed steady throughout the season to the point that any upward regression expected by the model has diminished.Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Maryland faltered for the first time, a loss that dims but shouldn’t diminish its impressive start as its ceiling comes clearer into focus.Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
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Though the storm largely subsided by Tuesday morning, another weather system forecast is expected to spread a wintry mess from Texas to the East Coast later this week, which means people likely won't be able to put down the shovels anytime soon.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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Seek help from a healthcare provider if your baby exhibits any signs of an allergic reaction that don’t subside on their own with time.Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 7 Jan. 2025
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John Irving, an attorney for de Oliveira, declined to comment on Cannon's ruling.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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However, the state’s herd sizes had been declining for years; the dairy biodigester boom may have just helped stave off further decline.Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
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On that tally, Cyrus pushes from No. 139 to No. 58, now that many holiday tunes have fallen away.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Any business left unfinished at the time of dissolution will fall away, and any bills that have not received royal assent cannot be carried over to the new government.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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On paper, the movie is a very American epic—the rise and fall of a master builder, told as extravagantly as possible on 70-millimeter VistaVision, a largely obsolete film format that was predominantly used in the 1950s and ’60s.David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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This is a negligible amount compared with the more than 3.5 inches that fall during that period in an average year.Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Friday’s jobs report showed that hiring continued at a healthy pace, dampening expectations of the Fed needing to ease pressure on the economy by cutting rates again in the near future.Joe Rennison, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The robust jobs report may also ease pressure on the Fed to continue to cut rates, given the Fed Chair Jerome Powell had cited some earlier signs of weakness in the labor market as one reason why the central bank began cutting rates in September.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Taper off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taper%20off. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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