1
as in defeat
a falling short of one's goals
the home team's unexpected fizzle in that last game cost them the championship
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2
as in disaster
something that has failed
the play was a fizzle, opening and closing the same night
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Recent Examples of fizzle
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
In a 4-3 extra-innings loss to the New York Mets on Monday, a night that started with frustration — then crescendoed with a late-game rally — ultimately ended in a familiar fizzle.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The team fizzled out in the Western Conference Semifinals and failed to qualify for the postseason the following year.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
After bonding over backgammon throughout Season 1, Charles and Calbert’s friendship fizzles when Charles has to tell him that he’s been lying about his identity as part of his undercover work.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2025
In a 4-3 extra-innings loss to the New York Mets on Monday, a night that started with frustration — then crescendoed with a late-game rally — ultimately ended in a familiar fizzle.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Verb
The season’s last storm was Tropical Storm Fernand, which fizzled out far from land on August 28.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The team fizzled out in the Western Conference Semifinals and failed to qualify for the postseason the following year.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzle
Noun
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Despite the defeats, his investment in Cracker Barrel has been extraordinarily profitable.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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However, for Ukah, defeat was never failure.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This includes adding redundancy to vital systems, segmenting networks so that a compromise in one area does not spread unchecked, and developing explicit incident response processes that incorporate both cyber and physical disaster management.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Last year alone, disasters costing $11 billion hit Florida, according to data from the National Centers for Environmental Information, with a total cost between $300 billion and $450 billion from 1980 to 2024.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nineteen hours after departure the train took its final breath, hissed and braked into the historic port of Narvik.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
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Initially Mila can be seen hissing at Fifi, just for being near her.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Rangers don’t hold the tiebreaker over either team and would need a massive collapse from both to get back in the division hunt.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Sep. 2025
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None of the engagements produced their intended outcomes, and, in the case of Colvin’s dealings with Mauriss, the collapse of their pact led to legal threats.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But the shot has been a life-saving public health intervention against the disease, which can lead to severe health problems, including liver cancer and failure, and death.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Johnson has faced six rule vote failures under his speakership, with the most recent on July 15.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Otherwise, plan to clean the bottom of the oven anytime a dish bubbles over.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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Speculation has bubbled that Noah and her siblings, including Miley, had taken sides in the break-up.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most recently, he was badly injured after a high–speed car crash in New Hampshire in August.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Initial reports said the possible crash may have occurred near Summit Lake, the sheriff's office said.—
Jessica Gorman,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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How impressive a comeback Don’t Believe The Truth was in 2005 after the relative disappointment of 2002’s Heathen Chemistry has no bearing on why Oasis’s reunion tour is this year’s hottest ticket.—
Jesse Adams,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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This slow adoption stems from a low tolerance for errors, past disappointments with AI and a belief that years of legal training shouldn't be undermined by machine learning—all valid perspectives widely discussed in the industry.—
Matthew Sole,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Fizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzle. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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