PETERED (OUT) Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

petered (out)

verb

past tense of peter (out)

as in faded (away)

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On May 7th, a mere eight days after the Supreme Court decision, the lone Tennessee district with a Democratic representative vanished from the map.

— Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
George Gascón has all but vanished from public life since losing his reelection bid in 2024.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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Doc Square gave out two new prizes at its documentary work-in-progress showcase.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Tech YouTuber Matt Robb says that Muse gave out his home address to a total stranger this weekend, after authorizing the bot to handle his Facebook Marketplace account.

— Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026

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The urban middle classes are in despair because the bursting of a real estate bubble — deliberately engineered by Xi — has evaporated the value of their main asset.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Fierro said the community watched as jobs, cattle sales and even tax revenue from the diesel fuel used to transport the animals evaporated due to the closures.

— Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

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Two-and-a-half minutes later, now out of the dense lower atmosphere, the first stage fell away and headed back toward Cape Canaveral for a return-to-launch-site landing while the second stage continued the climb to orbit.

— William Harwood, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Their floodlights were opened with a visit by a Manchester United XI in 1989 and a substantial clubhouse was opened by Sir Alex Ferguson in 1995, but attendances fell away and the ground had no host club.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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