as in demise
a loss of status
before her sudden, self-inflicted flameout, she was one of the state's brightest political stars
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as in to fail
to be unsuccessful
even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used
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Recent Examples of flameout
Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
The risk is a first-round flameout and all sorts of uncertainty moving forward.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
Roger Huang, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The Heat, of course, flamed out of the NBA playoffs’ first-round drenched in epic humiliation, swept like dirt.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025
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Noun
And the 2024 flameout season Aaron Rodgers, a first ballot Hall of Famer, just produced for the Jets is proof that Miami’s AFC East revival is still bad.
—Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
The risk is a first-round flameout and all sorts of uncertainty moving forward.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
And this is what caused the algorithmic stablecoin Terra to flame out.
—Roger Huang, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The Heat, of course, flamed out of the NBA playoffs’ first-round drenched in epic humiliation, swept like dirt.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flameout
Noun
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So while Oyun-Erdene’s demise was likely rooted in factional bickering rather than a nefarious power grab, the debacle contains a stark warning that Mongolia’s political class needs to start pulling in the same direction for cherished freedoms to be secured.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
13 June 2025
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So basically, their awful demise is now a sense of joy for the people that are down there digging up the bones.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Leaders would be wise to not make overly risky decisions that will fail during an inevitable pull back in btc price.—
Alexander S. Blume,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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La Perla has failed to relaunch in recent years and after German businessman Lars Windhorst’s private equity firm Tennor, then known as Sapinda, took over the company in 2018.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 June 2025
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The birth of house music in the 1980s was also, in part, a response to the heyday, and unceremonious downfall, of disco, another genre that had distinctly Black origins before garnering more mainstream attention via white artists and culture.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 June 2025
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Now, Paris is speaking out about how the movie contributed to their downfall.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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That’s very much the case with Two Harbors, whose shares traded in the $60s before collapsing during COVID, only mildly rebounded, then deteriorated ever since to current prices around $10 per share.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The signs have been there for about six months — ever since a 180-foot section of the wooden pier collapsed into the ocean after being battered by towering waves during an atmospheric river storm that wreaked havoc along the Central Coast.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Israel, accurately, calls Hamas a client of Iran, though the relationship has had its ups and downs.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
13 June 2025
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Among the entities helping spark such experiences is Sage, one of New York City’s most venerable owner-operators of premium office space, and a fourth-generation company that has withstood the volatile ups and downs of the office market for more than a century.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Dorsey stopped it, but 20 feet from the boat the fish jumped again, flopped back with a loud splash, and zoomed upstream.—
Arthur Grahame,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2025
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Foster flopped in his first chance to be the starting point guard, and Cayden Boozer would be the backup plan.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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The ruling is a setback for Khalil, who was detained in March.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2025
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Serving the community despite setbacks More than 50,000 people are expected at the Wilton Manors Pride block party, filling six city blocks with vendors, food and entertainment from 3 to 11 p.m. on Saturday.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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In the Angels’ 3-2 loss to the Mariners, the lineup struck out a season-high 18 times.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Minnesota recruit Nate O’Donnell and Alberico combined for the shutout, striking out eight.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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“Flameout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flameout. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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