1
as in defeat
a falling short of one's goals
the home team's unexpected fizzle in that last game cost them the championship
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2
as in disaster
something that has failed
the play was a fizzle, opening and closing the same night
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Recent Examples of fizzle
Shanna Apitz, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The ultimate unraveling of conspiratorial revelations is a big fizzle.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2024
Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
But as the suit dragged on with the temporary injunction and a trial not scheduled until fall of 2025, that excitement fizzled.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The campaign garners some buzz but fizzles quickly.
—Shanna Apitz, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The ultimate unraveling of conspiratorial revelations is a big fizzle.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2024
Verb
The partnership appeared to fizzle in spring 2024, after the Duongs claimed Juarez bilked them out of a $1 million investment in the company and the two sides traded assault allegations.
—Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
But as the suit dragged on with the temporary injunction and a trial not scheduled until fall of 2025, that excitement fizzled.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzle
Noun
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Clement described Saturday’s 2-0 defeat to St Mirren as the worst performance of his tenure and fan sentiment has soured in recent weeks.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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New York’s season-worst 142-105 defeat at the hands of the East-leading Cleveland Cavaliers was more than just a bad night.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For the people affected by these disasters, the idea that real estate is a perfectly safe way to store wealth is clearly untrue.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Weegee’s pictures of disaster, crime, and urban blight not only grabbed viewers’ attention but highlighted the ways in which passive spectatorship had come to dominate our lives as citizens.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Ross Crates, an ecologist at the Australian National University who was not involved in the study, noted that other research had shown that some birds hissed to ward off predators to their nests.—
Kate Golembiewski,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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The hissing wind pushed black smoke down Temescal Canyon, sending residents choking toward the beach.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The big picture: The most infamous example of a building collapse in New Orleans was in 2019 when the then-under-construction Hard Rock Hotel fell apart at the corner of Canal and Rampart streets.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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Zubac failed to score or even attempt a single field goal in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s collapse.—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This is based partly on experience and partly on the drive failure data that Backblaze has been publishing for years now.—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
18 Feb. 2025
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Sensors capture physical parameters – such as temperature, vibration, or fluid flow – and process them locally to detect anomalies, predict equipment failures, and adjust workflows autonomously.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Ten million units later, the song helped catapult the Chicago drill movement from a bubbling underground scene into a worldwide phenomenon.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Danish Air Force dispatched an F-16 interceptor, which captured images of what was unmistakably a huge gas leak: escaping methane had turned the water’s surface into a bubbling froth.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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An Instagram influencer accused of a drunk driving crash that killed a man in Southern California last summer has now been arrested, officials said.—
Julia Reinstein,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2025
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The plane caught fire either before or after the crash.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Such disappointment seemingly should be the impetus for a stronger push.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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That’s where the disappointment is — a pride hit, an ego hit.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Fizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizzle. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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