as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
you'll find the symptoms begin tapering gradually about 24 hours after you take the medicine
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Recent Examples of taper
Gloria Vanderbilt Amanda tapered jeans: $22.99 These Gloria Vanderbilt tapered jeans on Amazon are designed to hug your hips and thighs, gradually narrowing toward the ankle for a sleek look and feel.
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Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
Turf scientists determined most fertilizer granules fall within the wheel tracks and taper to the edge of the distribution pattern.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
My dining room table was the other pain point—with its chairs that taper towards the back, the X8 would navigate under them and then get stuck.
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Face-framing layers, as Elbaum describes them, are aptly named with layers of hair that taper down each side.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
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Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
Turf scientists determined most fertilizer granules fall within the wheel tracks and taper to the edge of the distribution pattern.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
My dining room table was the other pain point—with its chairs that taper towards the back, the X8 would navigate under them and then get stuck.
—Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Face-framing layers, as Elbaum describes them, are aptly named with layers of hair that taper down each side.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taper
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Keeping those cuts on the books would decrease revenue by $4.5 trillion from 2025 through 2034, according to estimates from the Tax Foundation.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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In terms of a mechanism, the rejection seems to decrease levels of a neuropeptide in the brain, which increases after mating, leading Heberlein et al.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2025
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The swelling in the area never subsided, prompting surgery to clean up bone spurs that had traveled dangerously close to his Achilles tendon.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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The rain, expected to begin late Sunday, will subside by Monday afternoon, but below-average temperatures will hang around all week, according to the National Weather Service.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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As time went on, her pain diminished, but August decided to go to the emergency room.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The VMAs, which have seen their social capital diminish over the past few years, delivered a promising ceremony in 2024.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
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In the Summer of 2021, following a 9-0 loss in a related Supreme Court case (Alston v. NCAA) and a wave of state laws prohibiting the NCAA’s enforcement of its NIL restrictions, the NCAA significantly eased its restrictions regarding athlete NIL activity.—
Joe Sabin,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Mobilizing the tissue throughout the day by rolling your foot on a massage, lacrosse, or tennis ball can also ease discomfort, as can self-massage and ice, Dr. Malek says.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
4 Apr. 2025
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Now the gap has shrunk to 5.3% behind 2024 and 35% behind 2019.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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If the company stumbles—or worse, goes bust—your deferred cash could shrink or vanish.—
Anatoly Iofe,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Lone Jack Police Chief Tim Cosner, who took the helm after the 2021 crash, declined to be interviewed about why the department’s policy changed.—
Bill Lukitsch,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
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North Little Rock police sought to charge Mary Lee Orsini with murder, but a grand jury declined to indict her -- and McArthur was credited with helping Orsini remain a free woman.—
Tony Holt,
Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2025
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However, that fight fell apart in early March, when a hand injury forced Whyte from the card.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Over the last 25 years, the S&P 500 has fallen 4% in a single day 38 times, according to Adam Turnquist, chief technical strategist for brokerage firm LPL Financial.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Taper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taper. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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