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  • past tense form of taper.
  • past participle of taper.
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tapered

[tey-perd] / ˈteɪ pərd /








ADJECTIVE
tapering
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Antonyms


Example Sentences

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Don’t make the same mistake I did: Tapered sides waste a surprising amount of space.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2023

Tapered pins can help guard against the problem of thinner edges on your dough round, and they can be easier to maneuver and pivot.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2021

For example, Oakland-based photographer Brandon Tauszik used GIFs to document his town’s black barbers in a project called Tapered Throne.

From Time • Mar. 30, 2016

So far, nobody has written a song called Sliding Along on a Timken Tapered Roller Bearing With You, Baby, but just about every other type of product has been serenaded by Tin Pan Alley.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tapered end, covered with interlaced cordage for the purpose of making it stronger.

From Scientific American, Volume XXIV., No. 12, March 18, 1871 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various




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