tapered
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The company eventually abandoned that approach, selling the product through retailers, but sales still tapered out.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
For now, the geopolitical risk premium, which had been supporting oil prices, appears to have tapered off.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
In September, the Guardian reported that Treasury officials were considering a tapered approach, under which parents would receive most benefits for their first child and less for subsequent children.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025
A Treasury selloff tapered off, leaving yields little changed from Friday, as Fed officials reiterated the message that a December cut is far from certain and the government shutdown kept delaying data points.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
But in several places, the waves swirled and tapered into pinecone-sized whirlpools.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
