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ease out

VERB
part
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pull out separate
STRONG
break depart go quit split withdraw
WEAK
break off break up clear out cut and run dedomicile go separate ways hit the road leave flat part company push off quit the scene say goodbye ship out shove off split up take a hike take leave take off walk out on
Antonyms
STRONG
allow come continue join remain stay wait
WEAK
arrive connect
VERB
withdraw
Synonyms
STRONGEST
depart disengage drop out eliminate go leave pull back pull out quit retire retreat
STRONG
abjure blow book detach exit extract quail recede recoil secede shrink switch vacate
WEAK
absent oneself back out bail out bow out check out draw away draw back exfiltrate fall back get away get lost get off give ground give way keep aloof keep apart make oneself scarce phase out run along seclude oneself take a hike take away take leave take off take out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin come continue engage enter join keep persevere stay
STRONG
arrive combine come in face meet unite
WEAK
advance allow permit remain

Example Sentences

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The dollar/yen pair rose 0.1% to 150.52, after data showed Japan's economy contracted in July-September, complicating the central bank's efforts to ease out of its ultra-easy monetary policy.

From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2023

It was a way to ease out of one day and into the next in the spaces that I would have been chatting with my partner Chris.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023

“If this week goes well then hopefully, I’m not in it anymore. They want you to ease out of it.”

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2022

“That’s always been the plan, to ease out rather than fling open the doors,” she said.

From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2021

We ease out, turn right when we hit the street, and head toward the river.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen