level off
verb
leveled off or levelled off; leveling off or levelling off; levels off
: to approach or reach a steady rate, volume, or amount : stabilize
expect prices to level off
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At least some of this increase is a post-pandemic bounce, but the share of all prime-age adults who are married has also leveled off in the past few years, which suggests that the decades-long decline in the proportion of Americans who are married may have reached its low point.
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Brad Wilcox, The Atlantic, 29 July 2025
Two weeks later, on April 25, the numbers leveled off at 50 percent approve and 50 percent disapprove.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Until global demand growth levels off—or renewables begin displacing fossil fuels at scale—emissions are likely to keep climbing.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
After nearly tripling during the pandemic, the number of employees working remotely has been leveling off, with more companies now mandating a return to the workplace.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
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Brad Wilcox, The Atlantic, 29 July 2025
Two weeks later, on April 25, the numbers leveled off at 50 percent approve and 50 percent disapprove.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Until global demand growth levels off—or renewables begin displacing fossil fuels at scale—emissions are likely to keep climbing.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
After nearly tripling during the pandemic, the number of employees working remotely has been leveling off, with more companies now mandating a return to the workplace.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
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“Level off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20off. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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