tapering

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Some looked almost identical to the classic “toothpick grooves” of fossil humans, complete with fine parallel scratches and tapering shapes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

The ornate exterior, with its tapering towers and multiple facades, has an almost organic quality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Flood had previously warned that CTA buying was tapering off.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

The soggy weather is expected to continue through Tuesday with the heaviest downfalls tapering off by midday Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

He was a sad, birdlike man with the spatulate face and scrubbed, tapering features of a well-groomed rat.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller