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plural of fizzle

fizzles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fizzle
as in hisses
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 fizzles
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
Noun
  • In search of scientific ways to make sense of a world in constant flux, people called on catastrophe theory to describe everything from bridge collapses to prison riots to regime changes.
    Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Every episode of Destruction Decoded delves deep into a type of historical disaster, such as train crashes, bridge collapses, or perilous expeditions.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some BDCs are dividend machines, others are disasters.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Some contend mythologising such events does a disservice to those who lost their lives in maritime disasters.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Others losses, like their double-digit defeats of the past two seasons, were perfectly regular.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Both teams are coming off disappointing defeats.
    Jim Reineking, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Every moment the Senate waits to confirm Antoni to overhaul the systemic failures of the BLS is one that risks the stability of global finance and American wealth.
    Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The high-profile bank failures of 2023—including Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank—triggered a contraction in CRE lending, particularly among regional banks.
    Andrew DeNardo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At first, drones were used to scout and drop makeshift bombs onto enemy troops’ heads.
    Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
  • While IPAs remain hugely popular, stomach-turning bitter bombs fell out of fashion.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Using her own romantic disappointments as a guide, Denise advises him to grieve by accepting the loss and forgiving the people who hurt him.
    Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Athletic’s tennis team, Matthew Futterman, Charlie Eccleshare and James Hansen, present their takeaways from the final Grand Slam of 2025, from the best shots and funniest moments to the biggest disappointments and the most incredible matches.
    The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Reeve was able to rebuild a championship-level contender around Collier, an MVP contender this season, and a group of veteran players who aren’t likely to someday have busts next to Maya Moore, Sylvia Fowles, Seimone Augustus and Lindsay Whalen.
    Matthew Coller, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Leaving the three representatives, Quent, and even Demerzel absolutely shaken to their core, Dusk visits the hall of holographic busts of Cleons’ past.
    Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Just as encouraging is that five of those swings and misses came on his four-seam fastball, which has been as hittable a pitch as there is in baseball in his first season in the United States.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Early threw 90 pitches – 61 for strikes – and racked up 19 swing-and-misses.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025

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