as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
at this time of the year, light begins to taper off a little earlier each day
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Recent Examples of taper off
Snow is tapering off across portions of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio but still falling heavily across Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey.
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NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Fatigue usually peaks and tapers off within the first 2-4 weeks as your energy levels adjust.
—Sanja Jelic, Health, 2 Jan. 2025
The snow was expected to taper off around midafternoon as the snowstorm moves to the east, according to David King, a meteorologist with the weather service.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Travel will be challenging during both Monday commutes, with conditions improving as snow tapers off late Monday night.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Fatigue usually peaks and tapers off within the first 2-4 weeks as your energy levels adjust.
—Sanja Jelic, Health, 2 Jan. 2025
The snow was expected to taper off around midafternoon as the snowstorm moves to the east, according to David King, a meteorologist with the weather service.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Travel will be challenging during both Monday commutes, with conditions improving as snow tapers off late Monday night.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taper off
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Africa’s lion population has decreased by nearly half over the past quarter century, according to the African Wildlife Foundation, and the lion is regionally extinct in 15 African countries.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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In other second-quarter statistics, there was a 50.9 percent gross margin rate, representing an increase of 110 basis points year-over-year; inventory decreased 1.3 percent last quarter to 404.6 million euros.—
David Moin,
WWD,
11 Feb. 2025
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Although his output had diminished, from an availability and form perspective, Villa valued him higher than Douglas Luiz or Diaby and with greater scope for improvement.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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This has less to do with a diminishing talent pool than a changing industry where the lines between Corman’s world and Hollywood at large became more sharply drawn.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2025
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By most measures, political violence subsided after January 2021, in part because hundreds of participants in the January 6 attack were convicted and imprisoned.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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Ultimately, the north winds subsided and hundreds of firefighters and volunteers got the fire under control.—
Jenny Jarvie,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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And yet the United States needs immigrants to offset the declining birth rate in this country.—
Brad Wolf,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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According to the data, an infection with omicron provided an initial protection of nearly 80 percent between the first three to six months after infection, but that protection rapidly declined.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
6 Feb. 2025
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The sea grew rougher, and as the hours passed, Henley’s companions fell away, one by one.—
Joel Sams,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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Regrettably, that finesse falls away as the season progresses, jumping between two timelines: Before and after Bradford’s death.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Good news for green energy The cost of a utility-scale solar panels has fallen 82% since 2010, according to the the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Just like this claim, the others will fall apart because there is no truth to them.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Nearly two-thirds of employers said easing inflation, stabilizing interest rates and a steady unemployment rate should support headcount growth this year, according to a survey conducted last fall.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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However, investors’ worries were eased as Trump held off from implementing levies immediately.—
Pia Singh,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Taper off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taper%20off. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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