phasing

British

/ ˈfeɪzɪŋ /

noun

electrical engineering a tonal sweep achieved by varying the phase relationship of two similar audio signals by mechanical or electronic means

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He is phasing out 1:1 Chromebooks for elementary students and has decided to block YouTube for the upcoming school year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

It takes place just days before more than 50 countries meet in Colombia for the first-ever global conference dedicated to phasing out fossil fuels, the main driver of climate change.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Actions include phasing out the need for petrol and diesel cars by 2030, delivering 18,000 hectares of new woodland annually and increasing peatland restoration.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In farming areas of Saudi Arabia, groundwater levels have risen since the country began phasing out water-intensive alfalfa and other hay crops.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The period between the late eighteenth and the mid-nineteenth centuries, wrote Michel Foucault, saw “the disappearance of torture as a public spectacle” and the gradual phasing out of corporal punishments.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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