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flame out

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verb

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Recent Examples of flameout
Noun
Things could go bad here, too, my overactive imagination warns: engine flameout, pilot error. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2025 Whitmer and recalcitrant lawmakers deserve an equal share of the blame for the lame duck flameout. M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
Verb
The sixth overall pick by the Giants in 2019 had flamed out in New York and spent the second half of last season as a back-up quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings. Ben Morse, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025 Her grand romance with Conrad flamed out last season. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flameout
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flameout
Noun
  • As details of Prince Andrew's past correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein continue to surface, royal experts claim King Charles III is facing mounting pressure from family members to exile his brother as fear of the monarchy's demise lingers.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The mission, coming a little less than two months since the previous Starship demonstration in August, helped to further snap a run of three tests early in 2025 in which the vehicle met a premature fiery demise before completing many key objectives.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Semafor traced it to a pair of US life insurers that had funneled policyholders’ cash to 777’s Bermudan reinsurer, which invested it into sports teams, airplanes, a payday lender, and a failing budget airline, among other bets generally unsuited for insurance guarantees.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Yet Britain failed to capitalize on the success, underestimating the American ability to regroup and continue fighting.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Without Allen and his ability to stretch the field, the Bills' downfalls on defense would likely not have led to a 4-1 record.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Karen’s downfall is documented in 4K for all to see.
    Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some stars collapsed to the sea floor, dissolved into piles of goo.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The South Lebanon Army has just collapsed and Hezbollah are advancing fast while Israel is withdrawing its troops from Lebanon six weeks before its July deadline.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Marina, meanwhile, has its own share of ups and downs.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • A lot of ups and downs, a lot of close moments.
    Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The film flopped theatrically when it was released in 1993, but became a cult classic and staple during the Halloween season and at drag shows.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The following year would bring her signature role as Emma Fairfax in Richard Fleischer’s big-budget box office flop musical adaptation of Doctor Dolittle (1967) also starring Rex Harrison and Anthony Newley.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In early September, the group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, an al-Qaida affiliate, announced a ban on fuel imports from neighboring countries in what analysts say poses huge risks for the fragile local economy and is a significant setback for Mali’s military junta.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The latest setback came when Miami let a late lead slip away in a 29-27 Week 6 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
    Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Snell faced the minimum while allowing one hit and striking out a postseason career-high 10 batters.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Milwaukee cut the deficit in half with a run off rookie Roki Sasaki and had the bases loaded before Blake Treinen struck out Brice Turang to clinch the win for the Dodgers.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Flameout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flameout. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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