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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
  • Spotify has also hastened the demise of the album, as well as a world where the final product is used to promote the tour, rather than vice versa, alongside other pieces of merchandise like a T-shirt or poster.
    Roy Trakin, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • That can cause all sorts of problems for the tree, often leading to its untimely demise.
    Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The 2-point conversion attempt failed, but the Packers cut the gap to 21-6.
    Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Lawsuits also allege Liberty Utilities and construction companies failed to mark gas lines properly and respond to the leak in time, resulting in the boys death, severe injuries and property damage.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Despite his warning, lead poisoning may have contributed to the downfall of the Roman Empire through the use of lead in wine, bowls, cups, and cosmetics.
    Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Starring Boszhardt, Gershon, Adrian Enscoe (Dickinson), Chelsea Gilligan (Star-Crossed), and Madison Lewis (Alexander IRL), the film chronicles the downfall of the once-powerful Wendolyn family.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In this scene, Vivian tries to teach Wil how to fall without hurting herself, as dancers do; of course, Wil only collapses to the ground when Vivian gets too close to her.
    James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
  • All 67 people aboard both aircraft were killed as the plane and helicopter collapsed into the river below.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Cincinnati got the ball first to start the night and marched 62 yards over 12 plays, picking up four first downs and converting a pair of third downs before settling for a field goal.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Universities go out of their way to seem eternal, but higher education is an industry like any other, with its share of ups and downs.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Splinter after splinter flopping onto the stone threshold, tsss, tsss, hissing like a nest of vipers.
    Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
  • This Colombian has been flopping in the US since 2003, has apparently not had a job since 2014.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Seeking an explanation for this unexpected setback, Army Special Operations reached out in 2021 to my lab at Ohio State University.
    Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Four senior players were ruled out with significant physical setbacks last week.
    Pol Ballús, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Rothenberger threw a complete-game shutout, allowing just three hits and striking out six in the championship game, capping off a run that saw Rothenberger pitch all 21 innings across three state tournament games, giving up just two runs.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Picollo even asked aloud Tuesday if the Royals are striking out enough.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Flameout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flameout. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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