Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petering (out)
Verb
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As a thank you to the community, Trainer Court and its partners are giving out $50,000 worth of Pokémon merchandise.—
Kristie Keleshian,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026 -
The restaurant chain is giving out free cocktail passport books to track your cocktails and began selling Margarita of the Month merch, including a polo shirt ($45) and hats ($30).—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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That means some of the oddball stuff that had a moment toward the end of the Peak TV boom is falling away, sadly — no one’s greenlighting something as off kilter as The OA or Servant these days.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Feb. 2026
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Sunrays strobed down through the water, illuminating layer upon layer of marine life, falling away to the ocean floor some 15 feet below.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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The last push of the system looks to be around mid-morning on Wednesday before tapering off through the end of the morning.—
Karen Carter,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The storm will make travel in the foothills and mountains difficult on Friday before tapering off Friday night.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Petering (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petering%20%28out%29. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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