tail off
verb
tailed off; tailing off; tails off
: to become smaller or quieter in a gradual way
Our productivity tailed off last year.
She started to ask a question and then her voice tailed off.
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Welcome to a Friday Nightcaps — the one where Olivia Dunne parties her tail off while Paul Skenes get lit up like a firecracker.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
That seemed to tail off after Johnson signed the law.
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Gary Fields,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The sun was low, and the wind was tailing off.
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Hank Bradshaw,
Outdoor Life,
24 June 2026
Tobias Jensen, guard, 6-6, Ratiopharm Ulm An auto-eligible 6-6 Danish wing for a team that has specialized in developing younger talent (such as the Bulls’ Noa Essengue and Brooklyn’s Ben Saraf), Jensen shot the lights out in 2024-25, but his numbers tailed off a bit last season.
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John Hollinger,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
That seemed to tail off after Johnson signed the law.
—
Gary Fields,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The sun was low, and the wind was tailing off.
—
Hank Bradshaw,
Outdoor Life,
24 June 2026
Tobias Jensen, guard, 6-6, Ratiopharm Ulm An auto-eligible 6-6 Danish wing for a team that has specialized in developing younger talent (such as the Bulls’ Noa Essengue and Brooklyn’s Ben Saraf), Jensen shot the lights out in 2024-25, but his numbers tailed off a bit last season.
—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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“Tail off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tail%20off. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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