phase·out
ˈfāz-ˌau̇t 
: a gradual stopping (as in operations or production) : a closing down by phases
phased out; phasing out; phases out
: to discontinue the practice, production, or use of by phases
: to stop production or operation by phases
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Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
Tillis is one of several Republicans balking at a last-minute concession handed to House fiscal hawks: a quicker phaseout of the Biden-era green energy tax credits.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 5 June 2025
Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 13 June 2025
That bill would aggressively phase out crucial clean energy tax credits and lead to fewer renewable energy additions—though the degree of that drop off is debatable.
—Justin Worland, Time, 13 June 2025
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Noun
The House bill had initially proposed a phaseout of those credits over the next several years.
—Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
Tillis is one of several Republicans balking at a last-minute concession handed to House fiscal hawks: a quicker phaseout of the Biden-era green energy tax credits.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 5 June 2025
Verb
Companies have steadily phased out summer Fridays — a policy that allows workers to take Friday afternoon off over the summer months — as work-from-home Fridays became more common, experts say.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 13 June 2025
That bill would aggressively phase out crucial clean energy tax credits and lead to fewer renewable energy additions—though the degree of that drop off is debatable.
—Justin Worland, Time, 13 June 2025
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“Phaseout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phaseout. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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