flamed out

verb

past tense of flame out
as in collapsed
to be unsuccessful even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used

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Recent Examples of flamed out Shareholders are upset with massive losses and strategic bets that dramatically flamed out. — Andrew Staples, Fortune, 3 July 2026 While many of those early Internet high-flyers flamed out, the ones that survived — think Amazon and Google — eventually became profitable businesses or even household names. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 June 2026 Construction of the railroad flamed out and stopped in Utah — not California. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 June 2026 And then a surprising proportion of the early front-runners or near-front-runners in the primary—Katie Porter, Eric Swalwell—flamed out of favor for reasons of their own authorship. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 2 June 2026 The Knicks turned to experienced Mike Brown, which came off like Plan B at best, but while Brown has done a masterful job in coaching to his personnel’s strengths and leading the franchise over the playoff hump that tripped up Thibs, the Mavericks flamed out and fired Kidd last week. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026 Claypool flamed out in Chicago after catching just 18 passes for 191 yards and a touchdown over 10 games. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 1 May 2026 Or the 2019 Lightning and 2023 Bruins, which both flamed out in all-time first-round upsets. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026 By the time the gold rush flamed out, more than $50 million had been mined—enough to justify the purchase many times over and silence Seward’s critics. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flamed out
  1. collapsed
  2. failed
  3. flopped
  4. folded
  5. missed
  6. struck out
  7. washed out
  8. struggled
Verb
  • By reproducing Campbell’s soup cans and Marilyn Monroe portraits at industrial scale, Warhol collapsed the distinction between commerce and culture, suggesting that mass production and repetition could become a form of value in itself.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 21 July 2026
  • The country’s power grid collapsed three times this month, while water service, food production, transportation, garbage collection and medical services have been severely disrupted.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Definition of collapsed
Verb
  • Israel even went after Tehran’s own leaders – killing former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – in the hope of triggering regime change, which has so far failed.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Brookfield was able to acquire a different version of the business from the one that had failed.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of failed
Verb
  • Relatively low rates secured for bonds issued by Nvidia and SpaceX flopped in the secondary debt market earlier this month while Amazon had to settle for rates that were high by its standards, The Wall Street Journal reported on July 12.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 July 2026
  • The Daily Show spent almost four minutes waxing rhapsodic over that time Lenny Kravitz’s pants split open and his hog flopped out.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of flopped
Verb
  • Her new backpack and folded first-day clothes sat on Miriam’s upholstered reading chair.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • These came in a tiny bag folded very tightly—typically, that means breaking out the steamer or tossing them in the dryer with an ice cube.
    — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 31 July 2026
Definition of folded
Verb
  • Isbel has missed nearly two months with plantar fasciitis in his left foot.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Offensive lineman Jager Burton (hamstring) also missed practice, while Kraft (knee) and guard Aaron Banks (nee/management) both practiced.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of missed
Verb
  • Kerkering struck out the next batter, then was one pitch from escaping the inning with the score still tied.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Seager finished 2-for-3 with a double, scored one run, and struck out.
    — Mac Engel July 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of struck out
Verb
  • Residents in metro Atlanta and across North Georgia are picking up the pieces following an intense overnight thunderstorm that brought severe flash flooding, washed out roadways, and left thousands without power.
    — Rashad Williams, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • Torrential rains caused flash floods that swamped homes, washed out bridges and led to water rescues in West Virginia, authorities said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of washed out
Verb
  • The 17 passengers and crew who lived told investigators everyone survived the landing, but many passengers struggled to locate life vests and the crew had a difficult time pulling out life rafts.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Brayden Burries, Bucks While most of the vaunted crop of rookie guards from the NCAA ranks struggled, Burries was a glaring exception.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of struggled

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“Flamed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flamed%20out. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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