as in discontinuance
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Recent Examples of phase out
Kristen Rogers, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Singapore’s government wants to phase out the sale of new ICE passenger vehicles by 2030.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Asia, 13 Jan. 2025
Jen Christensen, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
In 2025 climate discourse will recenter on the message that halting global heating requires the phaseout of coal, oil, and gas.
—Genevieve Guenther, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Fewer than 10% of products made by the candy company Ferrara, which produces Brach’s candies, for example, contain the additive, as the company began phasing out the use of it in early 2023, a Ferrara spokesperson said via email.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
Singapore’s government wants to phase out the sale of new ICE passenger vehicles by 2030.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Asia, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
Some of the time frames were adjusted after the government received public comment suggesting that the phaseout would take extra time in some industries.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
In 2025 climate discourse will recenter on the message that halting global heating requires the phaseout of coal, oil, and gas.
—Genevieve Guenther, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phase out
Noun
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The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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Big Think shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Services.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 June 2020
Verb
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Connecticut’s Medicaid payment system has been turned off.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Jan. 2025
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Your first step toward healing—turn off the constant news cycle.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Affected borrowers will receive notifications detailing the cessation of collection actions and any applicable redress.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Hamas’s presence in Gaza during the ceasefire is likely to play a role in the negotiations for how to extend the current ceasefire into a permanent cessation of hostilities.—
Mike Brest,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Since the jarring days in March 2020, when government shutdown orders silenced concerts in Nashville, the city's independent music venues have struggled to find a foothold.—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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However, some legal scholars say that lawsuits brought by faith groups during the pandemic over shutdown orders could provide a guide.—
Sarah Matusek,
The Christian Science Monitor,
30 Jan. 2025
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Would that be grounds for termination as 'DEI' or 'woke'?—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
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Among those officials were longtime career trial attorneys Molly Gaston, J.P. Cooney, Mary Dohrmann and Anne McNamara, all of whom were informed of their terminations Monday, an official confirmed to ABC News.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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To be eligible for TPS, an applicant must have been in the U.S. before a certain cutoff date.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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When discussing the 2026 tournament format, Worcester Public Schools athletic director David Shea asked to move the regular season cutoff date from its usual Thursday over February vacation to Wednesday.—
Matt Feld,
Boston Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The game featured a 23-point second-half performance from sensational freshman Cooper Flagg, along with two in-game stoppages over apparent health issues.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Experts said the sudden stoppage was a surprise and would set back work on investigating and trying to stop outbreaks of Marburg virus and mpox in Africa, as well as brewing threats from around the world.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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What else is going on Preemptive power shutoffs that have gone on for days have drawn complaints from Inland Empire residents and politicians.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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More than 250,000 customers may lose power in a public safety shutoff, according to local reports.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Phase out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phase%20out. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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