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Taper off   /tˈeɪpər ɔf/   Listen
Taper off

verb
1.
End weakly.  Synonyms: fizzle, fizzle out, peter out.
2.
Become smaller or less active.





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"Taper off" Quotes from Famous Books



... drive economic development but new prospecting in Papua New Guinea has slumped as other mineral-rich countries have stepped up their competition for international investment. Output from current projects will probably begin to taper off in 1996, but no new large ventures are being ...
— The 1996 CIA Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


Words linked to "Taper off" :   narrow, fizzle out, peter out, discontinue, contract, fizzle


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