tapered
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Some have sent a detailed proposal to the department setting out a "tapered" alternative scheme.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Meanwhile, ChatGPT’s growth suddenly tapered off after Google’s own consumer chatbot began to surge in popularity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 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
Her hands, with long tapered fingers and wide nails, grasped pots and cooking spoons from shelves above the stove and placed them soundlessly on the glowing hot-plate burner.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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