tapered

Example Sentences

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The truth of this Dodgers season was recently found in a place where all sports truths are clipped and tapered and styled into reality.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

These claims had risen steadily for several years and almost reached a post-pandemic high of 2 million last fall, but they have since tapered off.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

Inflation has tapered to 1.7% annually, which may impel the European Central Bank to cut interest rates below their current 2%.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

In September, the Guardian reported that Treasury officials were considering a tapered approach, under which parents would receive most benefits for their first child and less for subsequent children.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

They were great tapered blocks, each as big in its own right as a castle, but they appeared entirely smooth, windowless and doorless.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor