PETERED (OUT) Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

petered (out)

verb

past tense of peter (out)

as in faded (away)

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Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, vanished 22,000 miles into their expedition.

— Lana Zak, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
There, researchers have just announced that AI may help hasten the return of the extinct dodo, with the flightless bird, which vanished from the world more than 350 years ago, likely walking among us again sometime in the early 2030s.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Oct. 2026

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Doc Square gave out two new prizes at its documentary work-in-progress showcase.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of gave out

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Two-and-a-half minutes later, now out of the dense lower atmosphere, the first stage fell away and headed back toward Cape Canaveral for a return-to-launch-site landing while the second stage continued the climb to orbit.

— William Harwood, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
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

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