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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After these cycles play out, prices are expected to level out just before the holiday, De Haan said.
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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
Ford’s earnings are expected to decline by about 10% this year before leveling out in 2025.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Rental prices in Orange County jumped 22% in 2021 before leveling out a year later and increasing modestly in 2023.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
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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
Ford’s earnings are expected to decline by about 10% this year before leveling out in 2025.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Rental prices in Orange County jumped 22% in 2021 before leveling out a year later and increasing modestly in 2023.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Level out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20out. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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