1
as in defeat
a falling short of one's goals
the home team's unexpected fizzle in that last game cost them the championship
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as in disaster
something that has failed
the play was a fizzle, opening and closing the same night
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Recent Examples of fizzle
Rachel Sugar, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
As soon as office building owners calculate the expense for all those items, the idea usually quickly fizzles.
—Rafi Golberstein, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The benchmark tried to rebound on Tuesday, but the comeback fizzled in afternoon trading.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
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Noun
When one dinner solution fizzles, there is always another, and another, which will be superseded by still more.
—Rachel Sugar, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
As soon as office building owners calculate the expense for all those items, the idea usually quickly fizzles.
—Rafi Golberstein, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
However, by that summer, their relationship had seemingly fizzled out.
—Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The benchmark tried to rebound on Tuesday, but the comeback fizzled in afternoon trading.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzle
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Local disaster for Dutton compounds national defeat Dutton not only lost the national contest, but was also ousted from his own seat in the northeastern state of Queensland, in a shock defeat to Labor’s Ali France.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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Arteta did not disclose the exact nature of the problem but explained Timber, 23, was missing from the matchday squad for the weekend’s Premier League fixture due to a knock picked up in the first leg defeat against the Ligue 1 champions on Tuesday.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Former federal disaster response specialists and national environmental groups are concerned about the program office's ability to have the capacity to continue that mission and respond to emergencies like the Louisiana oil spill.—
Dan Ruetenik,
CBS News,
5 May 2025
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Inside, nine immersive galleries guide visitors through Belfast’s shipbuilding heritage, the grandeur of Titanic’s interiors, and the events leading up to the disaster, as well as the legacy that followed.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Verb
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The door is heard to open with a whoosh and a hissing sound, but neither the door nor the plane exterior are shown in the aftermath.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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For each submission, the zoo will name a Madagascar hissing cockroach in an ex's honor.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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There are 1,600 years of history to discover in Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, a spectacular megastructure that has survived the collapse of empires.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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Before the collapse of the Champlain Towers South Building in Surfside, the condo association had delayed some $15 million in repairs needed to address that building's structural damage.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
3 May 2025
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The current situation—where the market irrationally rewards the very leadership causing Tesla's decline—represents the ultimate failure of capitalism's self-correcting mechanisms.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Eighty years since the end of World War II, Amsterdam’s mayor apologized for the city’s role in the persecution of its Jewish residents during the Holocaust, in a rare acknowledgment of a collective moral failure by a city leader.—
Anupreeta Das,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Verb
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The frustration inside him boiled, images bubbling over in his mind.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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Flight disruptions are becoming more common nationwide amid layoffs and staffing shortages, and these issues are quickly bubbling over across the country—which is why having the right travel accessories on hand is more important now than ever before.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2025
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The crash comes just days before the school’s prom on Saturday.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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The driver of the truck and six of the 14 people inside the tour van died in the crash, police said.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2025
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The move, although not unexpected, was met with disappointment and anger by arts administrators who had counted on the grants to finance ongoing projects.—
Michael Paulson,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Kandi Burruss, the Othello producer and Real Housewives of Atlanta alum who's been vocal about wanting an EGOT, took to Instagram to express her disappointment.—
Taryn Finley,
Refinery29,
2 May 2025
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“Fizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzle. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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