PETERED (OUT) Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

petered (out)

verb

past tense of peter (out)

as in faded (away)

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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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Their floodlights were opened with a visit by a Manchester United XI in 1989 and a substantial clubhouse was opened by Sir Alex Ferguson in 1995, but attendances fell away and the ground had no host club.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Just beyond the marks, the abyss fell away for hundreds of feet.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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