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  • past tense form of taper.
  • past participle of taper.
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tapered

[tey-perd] / ˈteɪ pərd /








ADJECTIVE
tapering
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Antonyms


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Instead, the company cut back on certain discounts, pulled some products from shelves and tapered the availability of others.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Some have sent a detailed proposal to the department setting out a "tapered" alternative scheme.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

According to the simulations, this low-angle impact explains the basin's distinctive elongated and tapered shape.

From Science Daily Jun. 22, 2026

With each stride, I squirmed deeper into the Florsheims’ tapered toes in a vain effort to spare my chafing heels.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

She held up the smooth, tapered stump of her wrist and said, “I don’t mind. Have an ogle.”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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