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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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
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
The show, which premiered on Broadway in 1947, was Lerner and Loewe’s first hit after a string of flops and fizzles.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
If real users don’t watch or share the clips, a campaign fizzles.
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Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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.
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Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
Today, many people start thinking about Christmas after Thanksgiving, and any sort of holiday spirit fizzles by early January.
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Bobbi Sutherland,
The Conversation,
19 Dec. 2025
When her career fizzles, April returns home and unexpectedly crosses paths with Chastity, who is also out of work, and desperate for a fresh start.
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Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
But if that boom fizzles, the pain will ripple through the whole economy.
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Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Oct. 2025
Startups fail, investments underperform, strategic alignment fizzles and you’re left with slide decks and press releases instead of revenue and impact.
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Michael Johnson,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
The temperature and pressure of the magma reservoir, the weakness of the enclosing rock, the gas and crystal content, the depth of the magma, the regional motion of tectonic plates — these factors all contribute to whether a paroxysm happens or fizzles out.
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Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
Don’t worry, this idea fizzles out faster than their engagement, so thankfully, we won’t be subjected to Dennis with a mic in his face on this platform.
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Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
Penguins’ power play fizzles The Penguins’ power play, one of the NHL’s best all season, slid into a funk late in the regular season.
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Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
But market participants warn that the crush of such speculative buying has historically ended poorly after the excitement fizzles out.
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Alex Harring,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2026
As rain from Tuesday night fizzles out, the Dallas-Fort Worth region can expect strong winds to rush in by Wednesday afternoon.
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Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
Eaton fizzles out against Allen Eaton entered a Class 6A Division I regional semifinal contest against Allen, looking to make a regional final for the first time in program history.
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Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2026
Yet this low-wattage production fizzles out more disappointingly than most.
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Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
Pick the game before guests arrive, give people time to socialize first and keep a backup game ready in case the first one fizzles.
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Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
The show, which premiered on Broadway in 1947, was Lerner and Loewe’s first hit after a string of flops and fizzles.
—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
If real users don’t watch or share the clips, a campaign fizzles.
—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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
Today, many people start thinking about Christmas after Thanksgiving, and any sort of holiday spirit fizzles by early January.
—
Bobbi Sutherland,
The Conversation,
19 Dec. 2025
When her career fizzles, April returns home and unexpectedly crosses paths with Chastity, who is also out of work, and desperate for a fresh start.
—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
But if that boom fizzles, the pain will ripple through the whole economy.
—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
If this El Niño fizzles out, a dry winter could send California back toward drought conditions in 2027.
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Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
The temperature and pressure of the magma reservoir, the weakness of the enclosing rock, the gas and crystal content, the depth of the magma, the regional motion of tectonic plates — these factors all contribute to whether a paroxysm happens or fizzles out.
—
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
Don’t worry, this idea fizzles out faster than their engagement, so thankfully, we won’t be subjected to Dennis with a mic in his face on this platform.
—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
Penguins’ power play fizzles The Penguins’ power play, one of the NHL’s best all season, slid into a funk late in the regular season.
—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
But market participants warn that the crush of such speculative buying has historically ended poorly after the excitement fizzles out.
—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2026
As rain from Tuesday night fizzles out, the Dallas-Fort Worth region can expect strong winds to rush in by Wednesday afternoon.
—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
Eaton fizzles out against Allen Eaton entered a Class 6A Division I regional semifinal contest against Allen, looking to make a regional final for the first time in program history.
—
Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2026
Yet this low-wattage production fizzles out more disappointingly than most.
—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzles
Noun
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Oh, and a few minutes later, Beulah suffers what looks to be a heart attack or stroke and collapses.
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Because these kinds of collapses often happen with little or no warning, any orangutans had very little time to escape.
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Hanging Lake Trail in Glenwood Canyon CBS The project, led by a partnership of federal, state and local organizations, was designed to create a trail capable of withstanding future disasters while preserving the experience that has made Hanging Lake one of Colorado's most popular destinations.
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And some satellites are even able to watch over humanmade disasters, such as this one that caught Blue Origin's rocket explosion from space.
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Gaga hisses to her hair and makeup team after Priestly swans away.
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Carrie’s voice hisses in my ear.
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At 31, Moises concludes his UFC tenure with an 8-8 record over 16 fights, having faced recent struggles with three losses in his last four outings, including consecutive defeats.
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The United States almost certainly would have wound up fighting the sort of casualty-heavy counterinsurgency campaign that has led it to costly defeats elsewhere.
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The northwestern states of Aragua, Carabobo and Falcón have also been affected, with some areas reporting power failures, Rodríguez said.
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But Ramaphosa also conceded that there had been failures in South Africa's border control.
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Beijing — When US and Israeli bombs first began falling on Iran at the end of February, China’s leaders were staring at the very real possibility of another friendly regime being decapitated, much like had happened with Venezuela only weeks before.
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Military strikes in Ukraine and Russia Meanwhile, in the war in Ukraine, Russian bombs struck an apartment building Saturday in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killing at least one person and wounding nine, including a 6-year-old child, authorities said.
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After a rough couple of days at Yankee Stadium to start their six-game trip, the Sox head to Detroit for a three-game series against the Tigers, one of baseball’s biggest disappointments.
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People are a series of disappointments.
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Greenspan was appointed Fed chairman in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan and held the position — through busts and booms — until retiring in 2006.
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The cocaine seizure follows a string of other major drug busts in Australia.
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