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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petered (out)
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The governor’s visitor log, a public record for decades, has vanished as well, the better to conceal who’s lobbying him.—
Martin Dyckman,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026 -
But for many Cubans any benefits afforded to them by the island’s socialist system vanished long ago.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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During Ramadan, officials at the mosque gave out free meals to the community to break the daily fast, feeding more than 25,000 people over the last 30 days, Khouraki said.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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Paloscio said Dandrea and his wife were one of the only local households that still gave out candy on Halloween.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The excitement of Ramadan and Eid have all but evaporated for Ali.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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And many hoped that the observation of faster-than-light neutrinos would portend a revolution in physics, but those hopes evaporated with the discovery of a loose cable at the OPERA experiment.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
19 Mar. 2026
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Old differences fell away, and the two got along well.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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But, in the process, the funding fell away, Davis said.—
Debra Skodack,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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The analysis showed bacterial diversity recovered the fastest in the first two years after people took antibiotics; the rate of recovery tapered off after that point.—
Lori Youmshajekian,
Scientific American,
11 Mar. 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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“Petered (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petered%20%28out%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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