1
as in collapses
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 disasters
something that has failed
the play was a fizzle, opening and closing the same night
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Recent Examples of fizzles
Michael Johnson, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
Startups fail, investments underperform, strategic alignment fizzles and you’re left with slide decks and press releases instead of revenue and impact.
—Michael Johnson, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzles
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Last season evolved into a 6-11 record beneath a year-long black cloud of injuries, personal traumas, fourth-quarter collapses, defensive deficiencies, and special-teams chaos.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Without adaptation, profitability collapses and solvency risks rise.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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On Tuesday, 85 scientists released a 459-page rebuttal to the DOE report, highlighting a large body of scientific literature pointing to how climate change can exacerbate droughts, floods, crop failures, and other disasters.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Greengrass viewed the story of The Lost Bus through a similar lens, following a micro, primal cinematic story of survival that was ultimately about what these disasters mean on a macro level.—
Tomris Laffly,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Interestingly, her three defeats at the grand slams this year have come at the hands of American opponents.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Think about athletes who train for years, face setbacks, injuries and defeats, yet continue pushing toward their goals.—
Aurelien Mangano,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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While the popular story highlights a federal civil rights victory, a more comprehensive examination reveals the triumph of white resistance, the failures of sustained federal oversight, and the longer history of Black student courage and activism.—
Time,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Within these settings, members may receive encouragement to share their successes, failures, roadblocks, and takeaways.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Apart from one shocking death (when Tranter switches from neutralizing bombs up close to eliminating threats with his long-range rifle), the action is entertaining enough in the moment, but not especially memorable.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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In 2019, two friends from far north suburban Zion, Edward Schimenti and Joseph Jones, were convicted of attempting to aid the Islamic State terrorist group by providing cellphones to an undercover FBI agent to be used as detonators for bombs.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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But Wolves expected all three to leave this season, so there were no huge disappointments in terms of outgoings.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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Osaka hasn’t let the disappointments and detractors of the last nearly five years derail her.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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The video appears to show a long, multi-engine speedboat traveling at sea when a bright flash of light busts over the craft.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Muss was 76 then and had endured his share of South Florida busts and booms.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Aug. 2025
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None of his 15 swings-and-misses in 86 pitches came against his fastball.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
30 Aug. 2025
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This is a misunderstanding of false negatives since action without an underlying model yields even more misses.—
Michael Roytman,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Fizzles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzles. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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