as in to fade (away)
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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
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It’s evaporated faster than morning dew in the desert.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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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
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As the intensity of this debate has tapered off over time, it’s given way to hindsight.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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The main focal point of the resort is the hotel building, with an asymmetrical shape that tapers off at both ends.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Before the housing crisis hit in 2008, banks were giving out easy housing loans.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Mar. 2025
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Following an increasingly popular trend on TikTok that suggests Krispy Kreme will give out free doughnuts if a student got A's on their report card, PEOPLE reached out to the popular bakery chain to get to the truth.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Tail (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tail%20%28off%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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