taper

Example Sentences

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Any meaningful recovery is expected only after 2027, as new capacity additions taper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Showers are expected to taper off by late Friday evening with dry and warmer weather returning through the middle of next week.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

She was on the medication for 16 weeks before she began to taper, cutting down over a period of six weeks.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

Bierbaum expects shoppers to snap up $6 animal-shaped sponges and taper candles that look like old-time light posts, decorated with a wreath and red bow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

But they were ignoring him completely, silently watching the rain as it continued to taper off.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi