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petering out

NOUN

ebb

Synonyms

STRONG

abatement backflow decay decrease degeneration depreciation deterioration diminution drop dwindling flagging lessening recession reflux retreat shrinkage sinking slackening subsidence sweep wane waning weakening withdrawal

WEAK

fading away going out low tide low water outward flow refluence retrocession retroflux

Antonyms

STRONG

advance development enlargement expansion growth improvement increase

WEAK

flow incline rise

Example Sentences

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But that enthusiasm looks like it’s petering out, and investors are taking some money off the table.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

U.S. natural gas futures rose with the likely final cold spell in the northern U.S. seen petering out in the next few days and the market waiting for hot weather to lift demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

They discovered that the event emitted X-rays that appeared to peak every 15 days, for several cycles, before eventually petering out.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

Their season is in danger of petering out.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2024

Already the virus seemed to be petering out, and most of the people who were going to die were already dead, the virus having echoed so swiftly through Bumba.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

petering out

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