Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petered (out)
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The Hawks closed on a decisive 24-2 burst as Brooklyn’s efficient offense through three quarters vanished.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026 -
People know them — the pioneering flier and the Teamsters union president — because both of them vanished dramatically.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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As in 2008, when Wade’s left knee simply couldn’t keep giving, and then when Udonis Haslem’s left’s ankle gave out.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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But when the club’s heat gave out, Pangle worried that the subfreezing temperatures would damage their piano, without which, Pangle and Small don’t have a livelihood.—
Margaret Littman,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2026
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In 2024, researchers at LNET reported building a nanoscale HV device using silicon nanopillars, in which fluid samples evaporated in the channels created by the spaces between them.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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As the final seconds of the third period evaporated, the American players left the ice and went to their locker room.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 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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Nuñez joined DeSantis for the unveiling, with the two standing on opposite sides of the covered statue before the shroud fell away.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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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Things tapered off down the stretch.—
D. Orlando Ledbetter,
AJC.com,
26 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 25 Feb. 2026.
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