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

Southern California’s mosquito season typically begins in early May, with the insect’s activity tapering off around October.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

There was a tapering soot stain as high as a man on an outside wall where two tramps had once, outrageously, lit a bonfire to roast a carp that was not theirs.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan