Axe
Axe noun - An edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle.
Taper off
Taper off verb - To grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually.
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Taper off and Axe. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/axe/taper_off
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Taper off or Axe. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/axe/taper_off.
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