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tapering off

VERB

decrease to a point

Synonyms

WEAK

abate bate close come to a point die away die out diminish drain dwindle fade lessen narrow recede reduce rescind subside thin thin out wane weaken wind down

Antonyms

WEAK

go up increase rise

Example Sentences

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Flood had previously warned that CTA buying was tapering off.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Elsewhere in Orange County, San Diego County and parts of the Inland Empire, light showers remain possible through Friday evening, eventually tapering off by Saturday morning, the San Diego office said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

If it’s a first episode, doctors will typically recommend tapering off an antidepressant after six to 12 months from remission of symptoms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

So in 2022, Julie started tapering off of her medication after talking with her primary care doctor.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2025

Sometimes the storms came so fast and so close that one had hardly finished tapering off before the next came, with winds Turner could hear before he could feel.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt