PETERED (OUT) Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

petered (out)

verb

past tense of peter (out)

as in faded (away)

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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.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
When that sunset arrived and his shares converted to ordinary votes, the guardian vanished.

— Kyle Westaway, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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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.

— David Henkin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
The transmission gave out halfway home, and the car finished the trip on a U-Haul trailer.

— Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2026

Definition of gave out

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Fresh marigold leaves were rinsed, chopped, crushed, centrifuged, filtered, and evaporated.

— Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
Any concerns that expanding the tournament to forty-eight teams would bring lopsided outcomes evaporated as underdog nations defied betting odds again and again.

— Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 6 July 2026

Definition of evaporated

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The conditions were wet and and slippery at first, but the rain appears to have tapered off now.

— NBC News, NBC news, 28 June 2026
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).

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026

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