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phase out

British  

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

Proposals to phase out Land and Buildings Transaction Tax and business rates and replace them with an annual property tax are an interesting contribution to the debate on how councils should be funded.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 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

He added that the Department of Defense and other U.S. agencies have six months to phase out Anthropic’s technology.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

It relieved her to have thought that phase out, and she put it aside.

From Senator North by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

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