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
Light snow is slowly tapering off, but the wind will be the main concern Wednesday across Kansas City.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
Snow will taper off by mid-morning Monday with gusty winds continuing into the late afternoon.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Older generations, including Gen X, Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation, all identify as LGBTQ+ at rates of 5% or below, tapering off to only 1.8% for those born in or before 1945.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 20 Feb. 2025
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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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
Snow will taper off by mid-morning Monday with gusty winds continuing into the late afternoon.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Older generations, including Gen X, Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation, all identify as LGBTQ+ at rates of 5% or below, tapering off to only 1.8% for those born in or before 1945.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 20 Feb. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taper off
Verb
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However, their wage bills only decreased by 28 per cent.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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In terms of a mechanism, the rejection seems to decrease levels of a neuropeptide in the brain, which increases after mating, leading Heberlein et al.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2025
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As time went on, her pain diminished, but August decided to go to the emergency room.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The VMAs, which have seen their social capital diminish over the past few years, delivered a promising ceremony in 2024.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
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The swelling in the area never subsided, prompting surgery to clean up bone spurs that had traveled dangerously close to his Achilles tendon.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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The rain, expected to begin late Sunday, will subside by Monday afternoon, but below-average temperatures will hang around all week, according to the National Weather Service.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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Lone Jack Police Chief Tim Cosner, who took the helm after the 2021 crash, declined to be interviewed about why the department’s policy changed.—
Bill Lukitsch,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
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North Little Rock police sought to charge Mary Lee Orsini with murder, but a grand jury declined to indict her -- and McArthur was credited with helping Orsini remain a free woman.—
Tony Holt,
Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2025
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Eva was visibly struggling, and in that moment, everything else fell away.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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As his career developed over the next five decades, and as art movements began to unravel as a way to characterize art, the term fell away.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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However, that fight fell apart in early March, when a hand injury forced Whyte from the card.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield fell as low as 4% as investors turned to bonds in their search for safety.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Mobilizing the tissue throughout the day by rolling your foot on a massage, lacrosse, or tennis ball can also ease discomfort, as can self-massage and ice, Dr. Malek says.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
4 Apr. 2025
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And because stablecoin issuers often secure their stablecoins by buying U.S. Treasuries, an increase in stablecoin demand could help ease the burden of the U.S.’s ballooning debt, proponents argue.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Taper off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taper%20off. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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