as in to tail (off)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peter (out)
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Now with all these things vanished, along with the bookstores and repertory cinemas, the city seems impoverished and disfigured.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025 -
Eventually, the item vanished from the State Department's procurement document.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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These evaporate easily into the air, where they can be inhaled, trigger allergic reactions, and irritate the eyes, nose, and throat.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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Its roughly $2 billion economy remains heavily reliant on oil and gas revenue, which is evaporating quickly, and more than 40 percent of its people are estimated to live in poverty.—
Sui-Lee Wee,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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The season engaged viewers from the get-go with a scathing pre-merger feud between Boston Rob and Hantz as well as Shallow giving out two immunity idols in a single tribal council.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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In addition to these awards, awards will be given out for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, and many others.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Peter (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peter%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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