flame·out
ˈflām-ˌau̇t 
1
: the unintentional cessation of operation of a jet airplane engine
2
: a sudden downfall, failure, or cessation
3
: a person whose successful career ends abruptly
flamed out; flaming out; flames out
: to fail spectacularly and especially prematurely
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Examples of flameout in a Sentence
Noun
Fans were disappointed by the team's flameout in the play-offs.
before her sudden, self-inflicted flameout, she was one of the state's brightest political stars
Verb
even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used
Recent Examples on the Web
Pete Cottell, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
This is a succinct, rather depressing look at the spectacular rise and just-as-sudden flameout of MoviePass, the subscription service beloved by many cinephiles.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 July 2024
Rob Reischel, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
The company is one of the few remaining hydrogen aviation startups that hasn't flamed out.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The kick in the pants provided by NOS’s unwieldy sugar content hits the same way, with very little substance on the back end to prevent total flameout on the shoulder of the highway of life.
—Pete Cottell, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
This is a succinct, rather depressing look at the spectacular rise and just-as-sudden flameout of MoviePass, the subscription service beloved by many cinephiles.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 July 2024
Verb
Willis, a 2022 third round draft pick who flamed out in Tennessee, was traded to Green Bay on Aug. 26 for a seventh round draft pick.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
The company is one of the few remaining hydrogen aviation startups that hasn't flamed out.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Flameout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flameout. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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