Synonyms for taper off
ta·per off

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1. taper off, peter out, fizzle out, fizzleverb

   end weakly

   "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"

   Synonyms:
   run out, peter out, conk out, fizzle, poop out, fizzle out, run down

2. taper offverb

   become smaller or less active

   "Business tapered off"

   Synonyms:
   fizzle, fizzle out, peter out

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1. Andrea Binder:

   Throughout 2022, price increases were pretty extensive — all the way up to 20 % and almost 30 % price hikes versus the year prior — across the pet department, in early 2023, we have started to see those start to taper off a little bit. Prices are still increasing but at a lower rate than they were in 2022.

2. Walt Stack:

   Start slow and taper off.

3. Johnny Carson:

   For three days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off.

4. The NWS:

   Most of the heavier rain to the west of New Orleans will taper off in the evening ... and for far eastern Louisiana it will probably end closer to midnight.

5. David Streit:

   Right now the expectation is we will start to moderate in the 11- to 15-day period, then continue to taper off to near or slightly below normal for the latter half of the month.