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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petered (out)
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Brazilian Mara Flavia Souza Araujo, 38, vanished during the swim portion of Ironman Texas, held in Lake Woodlands just outside of Houston on Saturday.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026 -
The investigation into the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mom, who vanished sometime between the night of January 31 and the early hours of February 1, continues, but there has not been any big development at any point in the investigation.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
20 Apr. 2026
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The city’s three main programs gave out $8 million through 249 contracts in the 2024 fiscal year, which ran from October 2023 through September 2024.—
Everton Bailey Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The new rings are here The Dodgers gave out World Series rings on Friday.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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During these processes, the water content from the grape is evaporated, and the raisin essentially becomes a super concentrated grape.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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After 10 million years, planet formation is pretty much over; the protoplanetary disks have evaporated and all of that early material, needed to form planets, is gone.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Apr. 2026
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Three minutes into the flight, the booster switched off its engines and fell away from New Glenn’s upper stage, powered by two BE-3U engines burning liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 Apr. 2026
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Sooner or later, those fans and hands fell away, and the statues remained, growing less and less presentable.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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What initially felt like a meteoric rise tapered off into a slow burn.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Light-bloom torture-test shots of colorful objects against completely black backgrounds also produced significant haze that tapered off gradually across the screen.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Petered (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petered%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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