tail off
phrasal verb
tailed off; tailing off; tails off
: to become smaller or quieter in a gradual way
Our productivity tailed off last year.
She started to ask a question and then her voice tailed off.
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However, given the player communicated his desire to leave in the late spring and his form tailing off during the second half of the 2024-25 domestic season, the club consider this to have been an excellent negotiation by Kehl and Ricken and are happy to have had their valuation met.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 10 July 2025
In the wake of his controversial management of the social media platform, Tesla’s once rapid EV sales growth first began to tail off in 2023 before turning negative for the first time last year.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 June 2025
His 3-point has tailed off, dipping to 34.3% this past season, and his usage rate puts him in the 19th percentile league-wide.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2025
As of late April 2025, though, polling found that Trump's support among Gen Z had tailed off since the election, with 37 percent approving of him and 58 percent disapproving.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 10 July 2025
In the wake of his controversial management of the social media platform, Tesla’s once rapid EV sales growth first began to tail off in 2023 before turning negative for the first time last year.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 June 2025
His 3-point has tailed off, dipping to 34.3% this past season, and his usage rate puts him in the 19th percentile league-wide.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2025
As of late April 2025, though, polling found that Trump's support among Gen Z had tailed off since the election, with 37 percent approving of him and 58 percent disapproving.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
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“Tail off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tail%20off. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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