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
Construction of the railroad flamed out and stopped in Utah — not California.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
Most of the top Fox executives who tried to make the transition flamed out, but Walden thrived.
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Brent Lang,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
The Cavaliers flamed out in the second round of the playoffs losing to the Indiana Pacers in five games and Hunter averaged 11 points in eight postseason games last season.
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Hector Amezcua,
Sacbee.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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
Most of the top Fox executives who tried to make the transition flamed out, but Walden thrived.
—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
The Cavaliers flamed out in the second round of the playoffs losing to the Indiana Pacers in five games and Hunter averaged 11 points in eight postseason games last season.
—
Hector Amezcua,
Sacbee.com,
1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flamed out
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Niv Shisler, 24, an aspiring rapper who works at Dorfman’s restaurant, moved to the town last November lured by cheap housing when rents collapsed during the war.
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The project had to be unplugged within months — before being widely deployed — when the company behind it collapsed.
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Morocco lost a pair of 1-0 games before tying Spain but failed to get out of the group stage.
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Despite his storied career, Messi failed to score a goal at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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Thielbar has regressed, while free agent Phil Maton, Hoyer’s main bullpen addition on a two-year, $14 million deal, has flopped like last year’s big bullpen addition, Ryan Pressly.
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Replay shows the defender never made meaningful contact and the offensive player overly-exaggerated the contact (flopped).
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Seated near the senators, a woman in a crisp white uniform appears to listen in, her hands folded neatly in her lap.
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Plus, the wide waistband can be folded to fit shorter frames.
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Despite the lack of goals, the game was exciting with end-to-end runs and missed chances that left fans of both teams groaning and burying their heads in their hands.
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Its unusual structure was first identified by a citizen scientist participating in the RAD@home Astronomy Collaboratory, which allows volunteers to review telescope data and flag unusual features that might otherwise be missed.
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Gray, who hasn’t spoken fondly of his time in pinstripes, also walked one and struck out nine.
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Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn (4-3) struck out two in a scoreless seventh to earn the win and increase his hitless streak to 10 innings, with 19 strikeouts, over his last nine appearances.
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Because the dirt road was narrow, muddy and frequently washed out, Cantrell envisioned a new road heading west and ascending the hilltop of Pulaski Heights, near what is now Allsopp Park.
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Roadbeds may be washed out by floodwaters.
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Additionally, both of those players have struggled to provide consistent impact as finishers at the rim and aren’t useful as shooters.
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The Volkswagen Group has struggled with its internal software division (Cariad) for years.
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“Flamed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flamed%20out. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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