as in demise
a loss of status
before her sudden, self-inflicted flameout, she was one of the state's brightest political stars
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as in to fail
to be unsuccessful
even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used
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Recent Examples of flameout
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Bickerstaff guided the Cavs back to the playoffs last year — All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell’s arrival in a trade helped — for the first time since 2018, but a first-round flameout against the Knicks raised questions about his future.
—Tom Withers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
Josh Hostetler, The Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2024
Others compared this Vikings season to the 2022 campaign in which the Vikings flamed out in the wild-card round, even though that Vikings team did not have a budding superstar in Jordan Addison or Brian Flores working wonders as the defensive coordinator.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Vermeil’s flameout threatened to diminish a remarkable career; in just his fifth year in Philly, the Eagles advanced to their first Super Bowl.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Bickerstaff guided the Cavs back to the playoffs last year — All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell’s arrival in a trade helped — for the first time since 2018, but a first-round flameout against the Knicks raised questions about his future.
—Tom Withers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
Verb
Once the fire has flamed out, only remove the ashes up to three days after use.
—Josh Hostetler, The Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2024
Others compared this Vikings season to the 2022 campaign in which the Vikings flamed out in the wild-card round, even though that Vikings team did not have a budding superstar in Jordan Addison or Brian Flores working wonders as the defensive coordinator.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flameout
Noun
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The Staten Island Zoo refrained from blaming the mayor for the 10-month-old rodent’s demise.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2025
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In one instance, The Hammered Lamb, a popular Ivanhoe pub, closed down, blaming the Orange Avenue sewer-line project for its demise.—
Ryan Gillespie,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Zoom in: Harris County grand jurors have twice declined to press charges of criminally negligent homicide against drivers accused by police of failing to yield right-of-way and killing someone in a crosswalk since the Lisa Torry Smith Act took effect in September 2021, according to an Axios review.—
Jay R. Jordan,
Axios,
30 Jan. 2025
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After laying off 17% of its workforce in December 2023, Spotify failed to meet profitability and user growth guidance during the first quarter of 2024.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes,
30 Jan. 2025
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The giant's downfall, which shook consumer and investor confidence, reflected system issues in the entire sector.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Hurts threw six interceptions during that 1-6 downfall within a convoluted system Sirianni admitted grew stale.—
Brooks Kubena,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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According to a 2021 Government Accountability Office report, collapsing the D.C. office drove out the agency’s most experienced employees and more than doubled the number of vacancies.—
Frederick Reimers,
Outside Online,
27 Jan. 2025
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Because several portions of the building had collapsed, firefighters were attempting to subdue the blaze from outside, Baltimore County Fire Department Cpt.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Jan. 2025
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There's dual-band Wi-Fi for wireless ups and downs, and users can sync their reading and notes data across BOOX devices via the Onyx Cloud service.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2025
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The only thing on the screen was the down and distance, the time and the score.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Then there is the reverse effect – coaches who have great pressers that ultimately flop.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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Then, in another sequence, Mahomes took a pratfall, aka flop.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Firstly, the company faced significant setbacks in its clinical trials, particularly with its rheumatoid arthritis drug, filgotinib, which failed to gain FDA approval.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Comets fall 7-4 to San Diego The Comets suffered a setback last week, losing 7-4 against the San Diego Sockers on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California.—
Nathan Dunn,
Kansas City Star,
20 Jan. 2025
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Diaz, who was the Seattle Mariners’ closer at the time, struck out looking in that at-bat in Atlanta, giving Minter his first major-league K.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
28 Jan. 2025
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His allegations of mobile phone hacking have been struck out by the court so will not be part of the trial.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Flameout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flameout. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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