as in to fade (away)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tail (off)
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Northwestern pond turtles have vanished from over half their range, which stretches from Baja California to Washington state.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2025 -
Fans rapidly purchased the several thousand available copies, after which the collection vanished.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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The water that evaporates needs to be replaced for the plant to keep functioning.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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The warm, sunny weather was helping the thin layer of oil evaporate, and the spill did not seem to harm wildlife, Laughlin said.—
Ethan Wolin,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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Yet as lending has tapered off and grace periods on many loans have expired, China has emerged as the world's largest official creditor, according to a new report from the Lowy Institute, an Australian foreign policy think tank.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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According to Sea-Intelligence, there is a continuing year-over-year reduction in ocean freight capacity to both coasts until the start of June, before the West Coast availability tapers off again throughout the month.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
23 May 2025
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The program started in 2021, and allowed for up to $10,000 to be given out in grants to small businesses within Gurnee.—
Erin Yarnall,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Despite the uptick, the 5,100 summonses given out to e-bike riders so far this year amounts to just 2% of the 251,000 summonses given to all motorists, Tisch noted.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
1 June 2025
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“Tail (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tail%20%28off%29. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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