taper off

verb

tapered off; tapering off; tapers off

Synonyms of taper off next

: taper

housing starts tapered off in the fall

Examples of taper off in a Sentence

at this time of the year, light begins to taper off a little earlier each day

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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 Surely, some of the episode’s success will be from first-time listeners eager to check it out and media coverage that may taper off as the podcast goes along, but this is still an incredible feat. —

Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024 The dominance of his Red Bull car continued into the early part of the 2024 season, but rapidly tapered off as McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes improved their cars and challenged for victories. —

Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for taper off