taper

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See also synonyms for: tapered / tapering / tapers

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However, the publication is already seeing some of that taper off.

THE FINANCIAL TIMES PLANS TO OPEN 2 MORE U.S. BUREAUS TO TARGET ‘GLOBAL AMERICANS’SARA GUAGLIONEJULY 27, 2021DIGIDAY

One of the most vexing problems for athletes is figuring out how to time their heat adaptation prior to a competition, without messing up their taper, their travel plans, and perhaps their final stint of altitude training.

HOW TO HEAT-PROOF YOUR TRAININGMMIRHASHEMJULY 14, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINE

This microphone is fine-tuned to capture spoken word and voice at a production-level standard, and it exhibits a high presence bump in the upper midrange with a gradual downward taper until its response drops significantly at the low end.

SHURE MV7 PODCAST MICROPHONE REVIEW: PRODUCTION-READY SOUND, MINIMAL SETUP REQUIREDBILLY CADDENJUNE 24, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE

The Federal Reserve surprised the market Wednesday with new hints about its timeline for a rate liftoff — and an acknowledgment of taper talk.

THE DAY EVERYTHING — AND NOTHING — CHANGED FOR THE FEDSAM ROJUNE 17, 2021AXIOS

Thanks to a smart blend of rocker, taper, sidecut, and new materials, modern all-mountain skis are stable but lively, surfy but powerful, and dynamic but not demanding.

LONG-TERM REVIEW: THE BEST SKIS, PERIODHEATHER SCHULTZ AND MARC PERUZZIMARCH 4, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINE

The sidecut, rocker profile, and taper do much of the work for you, allowing for a loose, playful ride off-piste and, yes, even a carved turn back on trail with just a slight roll of the ankle.

LONG-TERM REVIEW: THE BEST SKIS, PERIODHEATHER SCHULTZ AND MARC PERUZZIMARCH 4, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINE

More recently, researchers have suggested that a “mental taper,” avoiding stressful or mentally fatiguing activities before a big race, could be useful.

WHEN TO STOP STRENGTH TRAINING BEFORE A BIG RACEALEX HUTCHINSONJANUARY 13, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINE

She blushed and declined, and, with the refusal on her very lips, fished it out with her taper fingers.

THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, VOLUME 17, NO. 101, MARCH, 1866VARIOUS

Then the porter lifted a taper, and, followed by the young lad, began to make the tour of the church.

CHICOT THE JESTERALEXANDRE DUMAS, PERE

I suppose it to have been large, for, with the help of the feeble taper, I could scarcely distinguish the walls.

RULE OF THE MONKGIUSEPPE GARIBALDI

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