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noun

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as in defeat
a falling short of one's goals the home team's unexpected fizzle in that last game cost them the championship

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2
as in disaster
something that has failed the play was a fizzle, opening and closing the same night

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fizzle

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verb

ˈfi-zəl How to pronounce fizzle (audio)
as in to hiss
to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\ oozing gobs of grease, a pair of fatty burgers fizzled on the grill

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Recent Examples of fizzle
Noun
Devon Energy should continue to rally even if the oil rally fizzles as bullish catalysts line up for the stock — including the closing of its merger with Coterra — according to Jefferies. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 8 May 2026 His fizzle-out of a finish helped guarantee their fate. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
Verb
Those two storylines – Aiyuk’s bizarre estrangement since last September, and a conspiracy theory about players’ injuries linked to an electromagnetic field – should fizzle out as a new season arrives. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 24 July 2026 Besides Divinity, directed by Soderbergh protégé Eddie Alcazar, Willis used her own money to launch a clothing line, a venture that fizzled out after an initial drop. — Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fizzle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzle
  1. defeat
  2. disaster
  3. hiss
  4. collapse
  5. failure
  6. bubble
  7. crash
  8. disappointment
Noun
  • After Japan’s defeat in WWII, there was a deliberate effort to democratize the nation and defang its intelligence community.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • The quick, decisive defeat marked Rome’s final domination of the peninsula and solidified their influence over regional trade and military routes.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
Definition of defeat
Noun
  • Established by Congress in 1990, TPS gives temporary protection to people who don’t feel safe returning to countries plagued by disaster or armed conflict such as El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • That was, frankly, ridiculous, and our coverage said as much, arguing that this deep dive into one of Hollywood’s most notorious genre disasters deserved a much wider release.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 July 2026
Definition of disaster
Verb
  • Wynn said the alligator started to get agitated and even opened its mouth and hissed at her.
    — Steven Yablonski, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • The complete assembly weighs just enough for the Madagascar hissing cockroach, a species favored for cyborg research because of its large size, robustness, and wingless body, to carry without significantly impairing its movement.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
Definition of hiss
Noun
  • Nonetheless, the quick collapse of the private equity proposal demonstrates that even a dominant FIFA president cannot override unified resistance from soccer’s most influential stakeholders.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Springs also earned his MLB-worst 11th loss of the season as his early exit set the stage for a late-inning bullpen collapse.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of collapse
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  • The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that there would be an emergency road closure at the inbound Lawrence Avenue exit on the Kennedy (Interstate 90), citing the early morning concrete retention wall failure as the reason.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • These failures stemmed not from new vulnerabilities, but from basic security flaws like weak passwords and unauthenticated endpoints, and reliance on assumptions over robust controls.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of failure
Verb
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes until bubbling and aromatic.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026
  • Criticism also bubbled up in Washington, much along party lines.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of bubble
Noun
  • Investigators said Summers was using his phone extensively before the crash, driving 73-75 mph, and tested positive for cocaine and opiates.
    — Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026
  • On June 15, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conducted crash testing, using a three-year-old dummy to test the headrest at its highest position in both forward- and rear-facing modes.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of crash
Noun
  • Stratford-Upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, is a two-hour trip from London and a number of ticket-holders expressed their disappointment online, alleging to have arrived from as far afield as Canada.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 29 July 2026
  • The 54-year-old will take over from longtime head coach Didier Deschamps, who stepped down after the 2026 World Cup, which ended in disappointment for Les Bleus.
    — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Definition of disappointment

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