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flame out

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verb

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Recent Examples of flameout
Noun
Things could go bad here, too, my overactive imagination warns: engine flameout, pilot error. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2025 Whitmer and recalcitrant lawmakers deserve an equal share of the blame for the lame duck flameout. M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
Verb
Her grand romance with Conrad flamed out last season. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025 The Browns didn't select any receivers in the draft, and their only veteran free-agent signing — Diontae Johnson — flamed out and was released on cutdown day. Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flameout
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flameout
Noun
  • Tuhkuri’s research includes letters from crew who described the ship’s sad demise.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But has science truly learned enough to declare what the nature of our ultimate cosmic demise will be?
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But Kempes had failed to score at the World Cup four years earlier, and started this tournament slowly.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Water bottles left behind were filled with black urine – a sign of failing kidneys and dehydration.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But new research is rewriting what’s known about the root problem that led to the vessel’s downfall.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
  • My downfall was rooted in my selfishness.
    Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Only the structures that were already gravitationally bound together at that moment, not including the structures that were still collapsing and contracting on their way to becoming gravitationally bound, will actually be able to hold together.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Confidence notably collapsed during the divisive 2016 presidential campaign, the polling service says, with the highest reading in the past decade being 45% in 2018.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Goth’s look put a gothic spin on the coquette aesthetic, with her hair in a half-up, half-down style and fringe to frame her face.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Lawrence attempted to go over the pile on a fourth-down snap from the 1-yard line, but Bolton greeted him there, slapping the ball away and forcing a fumble inches before the ball reached the line.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This is, mostly, the same group that entered last October with huge expectations, only to flop in four games.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The critique echoes larger skepticism in Silicon Valley, where hardware plays like Humane’s AI Pin and Rabbit’s R1 have already flopped.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Everything has broken right for Egbuka since the moment he was drafted, with Chris Godwin having a setback from his 2024 injury, Jalen McMillan severely injuring his neck and then Mike Evans succumbing to his annual hamstring injury.
    Michael Salfino, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The next year Jackson suffered a personal and professional setback.
    Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Misiorowski gave up a single and walked two batters, but struck out four.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • And then Clase struck out Trey Sweeney with a 101 mph cutter.
    Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Flameout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flameout. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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