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
Last season, the Warriors flamed out in the second round of the playoffs after Curry’s hamstring injury in Game 1 against the Timberwolves — an injury that marked the culmination of three straight months of playoff-level intensity for the Dubs to merely make the postseason.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Jake Delhomme flamed out of Carolina in 2009 and, after being named the opening day starter, got four starts with the Browns in 2010.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The first two years, the Dodgers had one of those breaks and then flamed out in the first round, losing 3-1 to the San Diego Padres in 2022 and 3-0 to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
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
The Browns didn't select any receivers in the draft, and their only veteran free-agent signing — Diontae Johnson — flamed out and was released on cutdown day.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Jake Delhomme flamed out of Carolina in 2009 and, after being named the opening day starter, got four starts with the Browns in 2010.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The first two years, the Dodgers had one of those breaks and then flamed out in the first round, losing 3-1 to the San Diego Padres in 2022 and 3-0 to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
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
The Browns didn't select any receivers in the draft, and their only veteran free-agent signing — Diontae Johnson — flamed out and was released on cutdown day.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flamed out
Verb
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The 20-year-old defenseman collapsed to the ice after the puck went in.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Shortly after their conversation, Forrest learned Phoenix had collapsed and was seizing on the sidewalk outside of the nightclub.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The shutdown began after Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on a government funding bill.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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If the main goal was to drive African Americans away, the laws failed.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lawrence has been open in past interviews about needing to take a two year break from Hollywood after making 16 movies in six years, a string of which flopped at the box office and only inflamed the public’s negative reception of her.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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In one second-quarter stretch, Smart checked in, hit a jumper, flopped to draw an offensive foul on Curry, then hooked his arm around Curry’s shoulder and wrestled the Warriors star to the floor, earning him a flagrant 1 foul and prompting a celebration from Horford.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The bill was eventually folded into an Appropriations bill and passed; the National Academies report came out in August 2025.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Finishes tolerably folded, right-side out.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Falcons looked to have tied the game up in the fourth quarter with less than five minutes to go on Drake London’s third touchdown catch of the game but Parker Romo missed the extra point.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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That slower growth means that targets to triple global solar capacity by 2030 will probably be missed, and growing demand for energy means emissions are still rising.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Yesavage struck out 12 Dodgers hitters and allowed just three hits and one earned run over a 104-pitch performance that saw 10 of those strikeouts in the first five innings of the contest.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Ohtani went hitless in three at-bats and struck out twice.—
Wayne Sterling,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Munising Falls, just east of the city, remains closed to visitors, according to the NPS website, after spring rains washed out more than 75 feet of the trail.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the good old days, that boy's mouth would have been washed out with soap.—
Mark Mondier,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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Her sister struggled for years with substance use, leading their mother to assume custody of her sister's two children.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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After an effort to create a Falls of the Ohio national park fell short in 1967, Kentucky and Indiana officials struggled to stop the falls from becoming a garbage dump.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Oct. 2025
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