- present tense form of taper (3rd person singular).
tapers
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Oil spills are likely to increase as fossil fuel use tapers, and oil companies put off upgrades to aging infrastructure, experts say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
TYG could be comparatively well positioned if the recent surge in oil prices tapers off, as futures markets suggest is probable.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
The conversation between Tisch and Epstein tapers off in the summer of 2014, the same year Tisch started publicly dating a Los Angeles-based designer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
The economy is likely to expand this year by an above-average rate of 2.8%, the IMF forecast, before growth tapers off to 2% in 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025
My body tapers into a squirming, wormlike bit of flesh, as if I’m a larval version of myself, suspended above the dark ground.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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