petered (out)

verb

past tense of peter (out)
as in faded (away)

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  1. vanished
  2. gave out
  3. evaporated
  4. fell away
  5. tapered off
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  • While most of the deals vanished at midnight, a few are still good, including price cuts on the latest MacBooks, killer productivity PCs, and more.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
  • However, in the 7th century, this all vanished; the temples were abandoned and later looted, and Kea never again revived its trade or harbor settlements.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of vanished
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  • Tech YouTuber Matt Robb says that Muse gave out his home address to a total stranger this weekend, after authorizing the bot to handle his Facebook Marketplace account.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Husband Julian gave out CDs of grand piano recitals from his stock of thousands to guests as party favors.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of gave out
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  • The smallest of these would have evaporated quickly, disappearing from the cosmos long ago.
    — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Anyone who regularly follows dark matter news knows that past tantalizing anomalies evaporated as more data came in.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of evaporated
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  • Just beyond the marks, the abyss fell away for hundreds of feet.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Crags barely visible from the ground reared up above us, and deep crevasses fell away below.
    — Holden Frith, TheWeek, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of fell away
Verb
  • As the rains tapered off and the skies cleared, Paterson's annual Dominican parade stepped off Sunday afternoon, though with a slight delay.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
  • However, Brissett's play tapered off after he was hobbled by a knee injury.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of tapered off
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