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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petered (out)
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The release of footage follows a months-long investigation into the disappearance of Lynette Hooker, who vanished while on vacation with her husband Brian Hooker in the Bahamas in April.
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When that sunset arrived and his shares converted to ordinary votes, the guardian vanished.
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For example, Las Vegas law firm Shook & Stone recently held a community outreach event in which the firm gave out $10,000 in free gas at a local gas station.
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The transmission gave out halfway home, and the car finished the trip on a U-Haul trailer.
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Despite earning over $15 million this season, Scheffler has secured only one victory, a trend evident as his two-stroke lead on Sunday evaporated.
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Estimates of how much of the Central Oregon Irrigation District’s water leaked or evaporated from its canals are based on the district’s 2022 Water Management Conservation Plan, its 2016 System Improvement Plan and state water right records.
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But over the 99 minutes of gameplay, some of those similarities fell away.
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In response to the crisis, health policy and regulatory barriers that had long limited telemedicine fell away almost overnight.
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The conditions were wet and and slippery at first, but the rain appears to have tapered off now.
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And several of the unflattering stats have tapered off a ton this last year, including sacks taken (27 in 2025, down from 62 in 2023).
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“Petered (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petered%20%28out%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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