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ease out

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  1. Extract or remove someone or something gradually or gently. For example, He carefully eased the car out of the garage, or We were trying to ease him out of office without a public scandal. [Mid-1900s]


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The dollar/yen pair rose 0.1% to 150.52, after data showed Japan's economy contracted in July-September, complicating the central bank's efforts to ease out of its ultra-easy monetary policy.

From Reuters Nov. 15, 2023

It was a way to ease out of one day and into the next in the spaces that I would have been chatting with my partner Chris.

From New York Times Mar. 29, 2023

“If this week goes well then hopefully, I’m not in it anymore. They want you to ease out of it.”

From Seattle Times May 10, 2022

“That’s always been the plan, to ease out rather than fling open the doors,” she said.

From Washington Post Oct. 11, 2021

Tressa smiles like a cat watching a mouse ease out of its hole.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

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