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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petered (out)
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Those photographs provided additional evidence confirming the survival of the species — an animal that scientists had believed vanished from the planet thousands of years ago.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026 -
Several other wide receivers vanished off the market in the opening hours of free agency negotiations.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One category — whether the township gave out poor relief to residents in 2023 and 2024 — is weighted more heavily than others.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
5 Mar. 2026
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The market gave out free soup to customers.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Lee's three-shot lead coming into Sunday's final round evaporated on a tumultuous front-nine with double bogeys at the par-4 5th and 9th which saw the South Korean surrender the lead to Zhang.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Since then, the job market has evaporated in worrisome ways.—
Josh Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The specks of warmth salvaged from the inside of the patrol car, which had clung to his skin under his gray sweatpants and hooded striped sweatshirt, soon fell away.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Midway through a steep sidehill, with a tough right turn at the bottom, racers had to fight to find the fastest line into a hard right turn as the mountain fell away in the other direction.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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After the initial surge following the Tuesday Instagram post upping the reward, the number of calls to the sheriff's department has tapered off, sources said.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The questions about the interceptions have tapered off with his high schoolers.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Petered (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petered%20%28out%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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