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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
Bobbi Sutherland, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, the David Lynch–style tension built by Will’s arrival just kind of fizzles.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 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
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
But when the vision quest fizzles out, many organizations are left with a colorful statement on their break room walls.
—Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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
Meanwhile, the David Lynch–style tension built by Will’s arrival just kind of fizzles.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 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
Neither wants to deal with those feelings, so this fizzles out.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
But when the vision quest fizzles out, many organizations are left with a colorful statement on their break room walls.
—Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzles
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Tehran has warned suppliers against hoarding and price gouging as the rial collapses against the dollar, exacerbating public frustration and fueling daily demonstrations.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Both have endured crippling US sanctions that have precipitated economic collapses.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Packers had seen their season end in two of the last three postseasons in part because of special teams disasters, and Saturday night was no different.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Overall, the nation suffered a staggering 23 separate weather and climate disasters in 2025, each of which cost over $1 billion in damages.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
10 Jan. 2026
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If steam bubbles and hisses out of the end grain as the firewood heats up on the fire, the wood is wet or green and needs to be seasoned longer before burning.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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LaFleur has guided the Packers to six playoff appearances during his tenure — two NFC Championship Game appearances in 2019 and 2020, two losses in the divisional round in 2021 and 2023 and two wild-card round defeats in 2024 and 2025.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Conditions were only made worse by recent military defeats, crippling sanctions, corruption, and an unparalleled water crisis.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Any profession with life-and-death authority must be willing to confront its worst failures, not hide them.—
Dave Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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For women now incarcerated at Mabel Bassett, those early decisions and missing records are not abstract failures, but the background against which their own cases were charged, tried, and judged.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Jan. 2026
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About 20 Air Force combat planes, including F-15Es, A-10s and AC-130J gunships, as well as MQ-9 Reaper drones and Jordanian F-16 fighter jets, fired more than 90 bombs and missiles toward at least 35 targets Saturday, according to Capt.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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Dishes range from caviar or rock oysters (teamed with cranberry, spiced pumpkin, and classic sauces) to Dover sole meunière, Cornish lobster bisque, black truffle arancini, seared scallop, loin of venison, and chocolate bombs for dessert.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement Books provide us with refuge from disappointments and heartbreak and loss.—
Laura Dave,
Time,
10 Jan. 2026
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Yes, rookie draftees got playing opportunities but none was a standout, and the top two picks were closer to disappointments than successes.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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With more than $9 billion of prime sales last year, and the ultra-rich increasingly buying homes rather than just investment properties, Knight Frank reckons Dubai’s property market may now be less vulnerable to speculative booms and busts.—
Dominic Dudley,
semafor.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Through two world wars, a Great Depression, and social upheaval, booms and busts, California endured.—
Sacramento Bee staff,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Fizzles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzles. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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