as in to tail (off)
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Vocal writing seems natural, although voices here sometimes vanished in lower registers.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026 -
Matter’s more ordinary building blocks, protons and neutrons, settled out of it as the universe expanded and cooled, and the strange stuff vanished, never to be seen again.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
6 Feb. 2026
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Whether that’s $500 or $800, that kind of Red Sea premium will also evaporate, and carriers will look down at a challenge maintaining rates above a higher cost level.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Feb. 2026
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His lead in the race for the Republican nomination has all but evaporated.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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On Friday the men ventured farther out than usual — about a football field’s length from the shore — when the ice gave out.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Best Thing to Watch on TV today There are only five sports that give out medals on Saturday.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Peter (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peter%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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