Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for petering (out)
Verb
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Leah Collins is used to giving out tough financial love to friends and clients.—
Victoria Baeza Garcia,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026 -
The fast-food ice cream and burger chain has celebrated the changing of the seasons with a Free Cone Day since 2015 by giving out free vanilla soft-serve cones.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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On Wednesday, Mikel Arteta’s side face Bayer Leverkusen, who sit sixth in the Bundesliga after falling away since their famous unbeaten title-winning season in 2023-24.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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That means some of the oddball stuff that had a moment toward the end of the Peak TV boom is falling away, sadly — no one’s greenlighting something as off kilter as The OA or Servant these days.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Storms may organize along frontal boundaries, continuing into the evening before tapering off.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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The security line situation could be tapering off.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Petering (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petering%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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