Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petered (out)
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Cylinders of fluid gas, which power everything from taxicabs to cooking appliances, vanished from many distributors.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026 -
Partial remains found on a California beach four years ago have been identified as those of a former banker who vanished in 1999.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
30 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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Netflix’s domineering presence, one that permeated every corner of a typically sacred day at the ballpark, had mercifully evaporated.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Demand for the vaccine had evaporated.—
David Blumenthal,
STAT,
24 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 1 Apr. 2026.
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