Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petered (out)
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Dive and swiftwater rescue teams are in the water in Libertyville looking for someone who may have vanished in the Des Plaines River.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
15 June 2026 -
Meanwhile, to the joy of investors, untold thousands of jobs have vanished.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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With every purchase, the stores gave out BTS THE CITY ARIRANG socks, which Gallegos proudly gives credit to his daughters for the idea.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The question after the knee finally gave out was if that would be it.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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The scepticism has largely evaporated, though the persistent argument that the squad is strong enough to succeed regardless of who manages it has not fully gone away.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Amazon’s water usage effectiveness calculation and its cumulative annual withdrawal figure include both water that is evaporated over the course of cooling the facility and liquid discharged to wastewater or other systems.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
Verb
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In response to the crisis, health policy and regulatory barriers that had long limited telemedicine fell away almost overnight.—
Iyesatta Massaquoi Emeli,
STAT,
2 June 2026
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SpaceX Two minutes and 24 seconds after liftoff, now out of the dense lower atmosphere, the Starship upper stage's six Raptors ignited just before the Super Heavy first stage fell away.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
22 May 2026
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For the most part, interest in their love story has tapered off over time, except for the occasional call from a reporter around Valentine’s Day.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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As the rain tapered off in the afternoon, the Skippers (20-2) were eager to defend their home turf.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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“Petered (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petered%20%28out%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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