tapered 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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Streaming platforms’ focus on YA adaptations came as cable TV, which previously dominated the genre, tapered off.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Even as oil prices’ assent tapered off Monday afternoon, gasoline prices at the retail pump remain elevated.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Some of “the downside risk has tapered off in the large-cap tech names,” he said, but “bubble fears” remain in the wake of the market’s boom on artificial-intelligence enthusiasm.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

A Treasury selloff tapered off, leaving yields little changed from Friday, as Fed officials reiterated the message that a December cut is far from certain and the government shutdown kept delaying data points.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

When his laughter tapered off, he said, “That’s the answer I was expecting. So now, let me give you our second proposal.”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline