taper

Example Sentences

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“Steady precipitation will taper off to showers by late this afternoon and become confined to the mountains by late tonight,” the weather service posted in a Thursday morning forecast.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Any meaningful recovery is expected only after 2027, as new capacity additions taper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

While the medical establishment has mostly maintained that gabapentin isn’t habit-forming, some patients have reported debilitating adverse effects when they try to taper off it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

If so, GDP growth is also likely to taper off.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 22, 2025

He went to the fireplace, touched a taper to a live coal, and lit the pipe.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood