as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
at this time of the year, light begins to taper off a little earlier each day
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Recent Examples of taper off
The afternoon’s snowfall is expected to taper off about 7-8 p.m., though residents may see flurries throughout the remainder of the night.
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Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
The wet weather had tapered off by Monday afternoon, leading to clear skies and sunny, albeit cool conditions.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
In its latest advisory early Friday morning, the hurricane center said Rafael, headed west at Category 3 strength, should begin weakening and continue to taper off, becoming a tropical storm on Saturday.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
One explanation for the slowing growth is that a surge in new subscribers, driven by Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown implemented last year, is beginning to taper off.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
The wet weather had tapered off by Monday afternoon, leading to clear skies and sunny, albeit cool conditions.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
In its latest advisory early Friday morning, the hurricane center said Rafael, headed west at Category 3 strength, should begin weakening and continue to taper off, becoming a tropical storm on Saturday.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
One explanation for the slowing growth is that a surge in new subscribers, driven by Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown implemented last year, is beginning to taper off.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taper off
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Federal grant aid per student decreased nearly 4% in the same period, which is in line with decreases in enrollment.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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But since June, migrant encounters between ports of entry have decreased by 55 percent.ABC News, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Climate change exacerbates the threats with rising temperatures disrupting migration patterns and diminishing the availability of milkweed, the monarch caterpillar's essential food source.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Helping to model that behavior and normalizing outreach for support is a great way to diminish the stigma.Subha Barry, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The tension subsides only in the last iteration, as the bare interval A-E swells and then breaks off.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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The foul odors subsided when the facility closed in 2014, but a decade later, the infrastructure sits as a 47-acre blighted industrial property on the edge of the Santa Cruz River.John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Krager declined to specify the nature or severity of the injury at the time.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors declined to press charges against Mangum for making false allegations.Jenna West, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Kelce scored his first smash inside that region with the holiday smash, which started its time at No. 8 before falling away.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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With federal support falling away and a less supportive national policy, the innovation that has come from start-ups and private companies in this space may be negatively affected.London Business School, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Cover plants with burlap, blankets, or horticultural fleece if temperatures are predicted to fall below -10°F.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
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During Hurricane Milton, 30 water mains in St. Petersburg, Florida, broke, mainly due to falling trees.Micheline Maynard, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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This external validation can ease the discomfort of inconsistency in relationships and provide further confidence to navigate the disagreement. 3.Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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That could cause trouble for Trump, who faces a potential Catch-22 that will make easing the housing burden difficult to solve.Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Taper off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taper%20off. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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