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petering out

NOUN

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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

Five years after it looked as though Danny Welbeck's career was petering out, the 34-year-old sent Albion into the FA Cup quarter-finals.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025

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

Can it be explained by the usual petering out of parents’ enthusiasm for documenting their children on film?

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

petering out

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