Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petering (out)
Verb
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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 -
Inside, security were giving out conflicting instructions.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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As hundreds of students filed out of the auditorium and back to class, their chatter filled the room before gradually tapering off.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Blizzard of ’26 was tapering off Monday afternoon after reaching bomb cyclone status overnight Sunday and dumping up to 2 feet of snow onto much of the tristate area.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Petering (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petering%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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