phaseout
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of phaseout
First recorded in 1955–60; noun use of verb phrase phase out
Example Sentences
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The Falcon 9 phaseout is occurring with launch demand set to outstrip supply at least through the end of the decade, according to government and industry officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Because of its toxicity, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has begun a 10-year phaseout of PCE use in dry cleaning.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
California’s phaseout follows Vermont’s first-in-the-nation ban of the herbicide, announced in June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
For anyone who cares about video games as art and has bemoaned the ever-tightening corporate stranglehold over visual entertainment and its archives, Sony’s disc phaseout is an earth-shattering quake that’s not to be taken lightly.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
The phaseout range for deductibility for 2025 was a Modified Adjusted Gross Income of $79,000-$89,000.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026
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