as in discontinuance
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Recent Examples of phase out
Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Trump Celebrity Supporters: Famous Folks In Favor Of The 47th President
At the time, Facebook was building out an Instagram rival, Facebook Camera, but that was phased out after the company bought Instagram in April 2012.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
In 2022 the Department of Energy issued rules that began a phaseout of energy-wasting lightbulbs by requiring that lightbulbs sold in the United States meet new, higher minimum efficiency standards by 2028.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The company didn’t offer a clear explanation, but noted that much has changed since Google first announced its plan to phase out cookies in 2019.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
Trump Celebrity Supporters: Famous Folks In Favor Of The 47th President
At the time, Facebook was building out an Instagram rival, Facebook Camera, but that was phased out after the company bought Instagram in April 2012.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
However, the Biden administration’s approval of California’s gas car phaseout was technically issued via a waiver, rather than a federal rule — raising questions about whether the CRA applied to it.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
In 2022 the Department of Energy issued rules that began a phaseout of energy-wasting lightbulbs by requiring that lightbulbs sold in the United States meet new, higher minimum efficiency standards by 2028.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phase out
Noun
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The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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The court document explains that Drake met with representatives on Tuesday and Spotify, which had filed an opposition, had no objection to the withdrawal and discontinuance, while UMG, which hadn’t filed an opposition, reserved its position.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But Washington should try in every way possible to isolate it by turning off its viable options for forming anti-American coalitions.—
A. Wess Mitchell,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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In addition, there is a numeric keypad for use with spreadsheets and special keys for turning off the trackpad and for adjusting the tracking response.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Most of these disruptions begin to normalize soon after alcohol cessation.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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More severe complications can include apnea (the sudden, temporary cessation of breathing), pneumonia, rib fractures from severe coughing, and even death.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The company’s Los Angeles refinery may face a similar fate as a San Francisco-area plant that is slated for permanent shutdown by this time next year, executives said during a conference call with investors.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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The lawmaker pledged to continue making the case for the importance of the Department of Education despite extreme overhauls on the horizon of a complete shutdown.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His termination caught employers and unions off guard — coming weeks after the labor contracts covering some 55,000 unionized grocery workers in California had expired — and threw a wrench in negotiations, said Kathy Finn, president of UFCW Local 770.—
Los Angeles Times,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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The decision effectively eliminates one of the few avenues government employees had to challenge their terminations.—
Eileen Sullivan,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For the past 25 years, advocates have been pushing for Congress to remove the age cutoff and narrow the citizenship gap among adoptees.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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Following a spring recess from April 10 to 21, the state Legislature begins a series of deadlines that end with a Sept. 12 cutoff for the Assembly and Senate to pass bills.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Many smaller suppliers are not equipped to change or move manufacturing operations quickly and may not have the capital to pay for tariffs, potentially causing stoppages in production.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Annika Kim Constantino,Leslie Josephs,Ari Levy,Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko,Hugh Son,Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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Up stepped Harry Maguire – the central defender being deployed as a makeshift striker – to head the ball into the net in the first minute of stoppage time, an unlikely hero for an improbable victory.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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San Diego County firefighters were working to contain the Lilac Fire, one of three brush fires that broke out early Tuesday morning prompting evacuation orders, school closures and power shutoffs across the region.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Thousands of people across Southern California were without power on Tuesday as Southern California Edison instituted public safety power shutoffs, which aim to mitigate threats in areas where the utility’s equipment could be at a high risk of sparking a wildfire.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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