Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petered (out)
Verb
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As the researchers increased the dose of the medication, however, Mary’s appetite vanished.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026 -
Over the past decade, opportunities for young people to gather and socialize have nearly vanished, outside of organized sports.—
Claire Benedict,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But when the club’s heat gave out, Pangle worried that the subfreezing temperatures would damage their piano, without which, Pangle and Small don’t have a livelihood.—
Margaret Littman,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2026
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On Friday the men ventured farther out than usual — about a football field’s length from the shore — when the ice gave out.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Haiti’s security has deteriorated so sharply that the tentative hope many Haitians felt at the start of the ruling panel’s transition has largely evaporated.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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His lead in the race for the Republican nomination has all but evaporated.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Nuñez joined DeSantis for the unveiling, with the two standing on opposite sides of the covered statue before the shroud fell away.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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Diderot was fierce about that, but with the end of the French Enlightenment, the Encyclopédie completely fell away.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The questions about the interceptions have tapered off with his high schoolers.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Things tapered off down the stretch.—
D. Orlando Ledbetter,
AJC.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Petered (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petered%20%28out%29. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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