phased down; phasing down; phases down
: to reduce the size or amount of by phases
phase down the program
: to undergo reduction by phases
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Verb
tourism along the coast phases down after Labor Day
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Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2021
Environmental advocates are touting the $2.3 trillion bill as a potential game changer thanks to tax breaks for renewable energy sources, initiatives to promote carbon capture storage and a significant phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) that are a key culprit to the planet's warming.
—Ledyard King, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2020
Sam Geall, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2021
The United States and many other countries are phasing down the use of hydrofluorocarbons, which are also used in refrigerators and air conditioners.
—Martha Bebinger, NPR, 6 May 2024
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Noun
Democratic lawmakers have argued the Interior Department’s review of the leasing program is an opportunity for targeted reforms, whereas some left-wing environmentalists have argued the review should lead to a phasedown of the leasing program altogether.
—Abby Smith, Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2021
Environmental advocates are touting the $2.3 trillion bill as a potential game changer thanks to tax breaks for renewable energy sources, initiatives to promote carbon capture storage and a significant phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) that are a key culprit to the planet's warming.
—Ledyard King, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2020
Verb
Despite these tensions, Xi indicated during a video summit in April with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel that China would accept important international agreements to phase down the production of climate-warming refrigerants.
—Sam Geall, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2021
The United States and many other countries are phasing down the use of hydrofluorocarbons, which are also used in refrigerators and air conditioners.
—Martha Bebinger, NPR, 6 May 2024
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“Phasedown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phasedown. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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