as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
you'll find the symptoms begin tapering gradually about 24 hours after you take the medicine
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Recent Examples of taper
But the pandemic and a drop in prices depressed oil revenues, and the city has passed a Climate Action Plan to taper its reliance on oil.
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Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
While Bluesky was seeing upwards of 1 million new users in a day a week after the election, the rapid growth has tapered to a couple hundred thousand additional users a day through the beginning of December.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Your healthcare provider can help gradually taper the dose before stopping it completely.1
Other Medications That Cause Weight Gain
Some drugs may cause weight gain more commonly than others.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 6 Dec. 2024
Though prices have tapered slightly from the record highs, cocoa futures still remain above typical levels, trading at $9,425 per metric ton in the U.S. Intercontinental Exchange.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
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Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
While Bluesky was seeing upwards of 1 million new users in a day a week after the election, the rapid growth has tapered to a couple hundred thousand additional users a day through the beginning of December.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Your healthcare provider can help gradually taper the dose before stopping it completely.1
Other Medications That Cause Weight Gain
Some drugs may cause weight gain more commonly than others.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 6 Dec. 2024
Though prices have tapered slightly from the record highs, cocoa futures still remain above typical levels, trading at $9,425 per metric ton in the U.S. Intercontinental Exchange.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2024
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Revenues grew three times faster, sales costs decreased by 50% and customer service costs dropped by 80%.Daniel Khachab, Forbes, 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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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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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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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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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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Robust hiring could give the Fed reason to delay interest rate cuts forecasted for later this year, since the flex of economic strength may ease concern that a continuation of high interest rates would tip the economy into a downturn.Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Across Africa, notably in Sudan, Russia’s shadow shrinks apace with the loss of Syria’s ports to relay supplies southward.Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Cavuto’s exit also means the number of original Fox News stars continues to shrink.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 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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That type of MicroLED technology is very, very expensive, and this concept will hopefully result in a TV that falls well below the $220,000 asking price The Wall's 4K options start at.Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
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In light of latest jobs report, the Fed could wait and see if inflation falls closer to target levels, while remaining somewhat assured that the labor market will remain sturdy.Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Taper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taper. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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