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View definitions for tapered

tapered

adjective as in conical

adjective as in graduated

adjective as in tapering

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The design of tapered pillars was inspired by the Palace of the Governors at Uxmal, a Maya ruin on Yucatán Peninsula dating from AD 800.

Harry has been wearing a patch for the past few months, but his progress has tapered off since he reached his seventh birthday.

From BBC

The two flagpoles, he posted on Truth Social, are “tall, tapered, rust proof” and of the “highest quality.”

From Salon

The rest of the lumber is rounded into a more tapered shape at the end.

Gaynor’s dream of saving his daughter had tapered into determination to stop the disease’s progression and preserve the strength she had left.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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