level out
phrasal verb
leveled out or levelled out; leveling out or levelling out; levels out
: to stop going up or down
Divorce rates are leveling out for the first time in decades.
My moods have leveled out.
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The legs adjust to level out the sleeping platform inside, and the platform extends beyond the doorway to create an open-air deck ideal for taking in the views.
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New Atlas, 6 Jan. 2025
Instead of climbing to cruising altitude, though, your plane levels out and the engines quiet to a low hum.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2024
After these cycles play out, prices are expected to level out just before the holiday, De Haan said.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
But researchers also found that the upward trend in package theft may actually be leveling out.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2024
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New Atlas, 6 Jan. 2025
Instead of climbing to cruising altitude, though, your plane levels out and the engines quiet to a low hum.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2024
After these cycles play out, prices are expected to level out just before the holiday, De Haan said.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
But researchers also found that the upward trend in package theft may actually be leveling out.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Level out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20out. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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