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phase out

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verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to discontinue or withdraw gradually

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noun

  1. the action or an instance of phasing out

    a phase-out of conventional forces
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Baseball is going to inevitably phase out the plate umpire, one of the most soulful, theatrical characters in American sports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

"We at Ayr Diving Club hope that the powers-that-be will reconsider their plans to phase out diving at the Citadel Leisure Centre."

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

A newer tanker, the KC-46A, is planned to phase out the older models but the transition has not been as fast as expected.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

For married couples, the extra tax relief from the larger standard deduction would begin to phase out after $92,000 and would stop at $161,000.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

The one that could apparently phase out almost any electromagnetic frequency up to about a hundred thousand megacycles—including sixty-cycle power frequencies—was considered to be a particularly cute item.

From Anything You Can Do! by Garrett, Randall

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