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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petered (out)
Verb
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Cylinders of fluid gas, which power everything from taxicabs to cooking appliances, vanished from many distributors.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026 -
Partial remains found on a California beach four years ago have been identified as those of a former banker who vanished in 1999.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The new rings are here The Dodgers gave out World Series rings on Friday.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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During Ramadan, officials at the mosque gave out free meals to the community to break the daily fast, feeding more than 25,000 people over the last 30 days, Khouraki said.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The twenty-per-cent commitment evaporated, however.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Mary Washington went on another 14-2 run to establish the 13-point lead that evaporated.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sooner or later, those fans and hands fell away, and the statues remained, growing less and less presentable.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Old differences fell away, and the two got along well.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That improvement tapered off, however, over the course of the last two weeks.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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But then construction tapered off, helping stabilize rent prices and occupancy rates.—
Lily O'Neill,
San Antonio Express-News,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Petered (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petered%20%28out%29. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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