tail (off)

verb

Definition of tail (off)next
as in to fade (away)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tail (off)
  1. vanish
  2. evaporate
  3. taper off
  4. give out
Verb
  • Per the logline, when a teenage musician vanishes in New Orleans, Colter teams up with a local detective (Marci House) and uncovers a chilling mystery involving dark magic.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Michelle Citron Sugerman, who later tended to elevators and escalators at Sears Tower, then the tallest building in the world, wonders if the small forays that women have made in the construction trades since the 1980s will simply vanish.
    — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of vanish
Verb
  • It’s evaporated faster than morning dew in the desert.
    — Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The money the couple saved for a down payment on a home has evaporated into attorneys fees and savings to pay a bond for her release, if she's given that chance.
    — Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of evaporate
Verb
  • Residents of northern Massachusetts are bracing for 8 to 12 inches before the snow tapers off around midday.
    — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2025
  • What Happens Next The winter weather warning for Las Vegas will remain in effect through the evening, with precipitation tapering off overnight.
    — Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Definition of taper off
Verb
  • Deputies from the Broward County Sheriff's Office will collect bracelets to give out during difficult calls involving children.
    — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Never give out personal information over the phone or text.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of give out
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