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fizzle

[fiz-uhl] / ˈfɪz əl /


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But as the movie awkwardly pivots to weighty themes like forgiveness, honor and grief, the initial sparks of subversiveness fizzle out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

He is determined that his career should not fizzle out, which has happened with some other young prodigies in the past.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

While several industry experts told MarketWatch that controversies over advertisements tend to fizzle out in the medium term, there’s always a chance that damage to its brand could linger.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

"When that happens, triplets easily fizzle out before they ever meet. Molecules must be close enough for energy to transfer but separated enough to prevent quenching of excitons."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

The whole time she is talking and explaining the procedures, the words melt and fizzle all together.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

If the boomer boom fizzles, you still own one of the world’s largest diversified pharmaceutical companies.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

Researchers believe the shock "fizzles" after reaching the outer boundary of a bubble created by gas that the doomed star had previously expelled.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

But that conflict quickly fizzles as both parents become acquainted with this robot, whose memories only extend to the information the couple provided.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

If the AI boom fizzles, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Nebius transform again, adapting to cater to whatever computing demand shifts into.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

The rest of the school year sort of fizzles to an end for me.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

Raman tried to exempt newly built apartment complexes, but her proposal fizzled out in the City Council.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Imagine a crypto billionaire paying a supposed $4.5 million fee so he can marry a Hollywood star—and then hiring a celebrity lawyer to get the cash back when the romance fizzled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

But those paper gains quickly fizzled, and the coin was trading at around $1.80 early Wednesday afternoon, a 95% decline.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

This month, the U.S. placed tariffs on $20 billion of goods from Canada after dealmaking efforts fizzled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

“Take another little piece of my heart now, baby ...” The band tried to improvise a big finish, but in the end, the song just fizzled out.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar

On the stunning ballad Good Reason, she struggles with the idea of a relationship fizzling out, with no major disagreements, just the gut feeling it's not working.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

His relationship with Peter Schlesinger - the young Californian subject of many of Hockney's paintings - was fizzling out.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

Hopes for a deal run high before fizzling, so markets have been reluctant to discount longer-lasting disruptions, Morgan Stanley analysts said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

That’s the funky mood in Boston, where the Red Sox are once again sideways and fizzling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

Looking to the future, he saw no future; and who doesn’t hurt when he sees his life fizzling, his life that should have climbed and burst, blooming, a fire-flower in the sky?

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen


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