ease off
idiom
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or ease up
: to become less severe
The slope gradually eased off.
The pressure should ease up soon.
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In an effort to rectify his command issues, the Dodgers have urged Sasaki to ease off the gas.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Both markets did ease off intra-day highs in the afternoon.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Gradually ease off the accelerator and avoid abrupt braking to prevent skidding.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
The Departments of Justice and of Health, Education, and Welfare began to ease off enforcement of Brown.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Both markets did ease off intra-day highs in the afternoon.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Gradually ease off the accelerator and avoid abrupt braking to prevent skidding.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
The Departments of Justice and of Health, Education, and Welfare began to ease off enforcement of Brown.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ease off
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“Ease off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ease%20off. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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