peter (out)

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Verb
  • Tice, a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, McClatchy newspapers, and other outlets, vanished at a checkpoint in a contested region west of Damascus in 2012, as the Syrian civil war escalated.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The summer camp atmosphere of careless afternoons and camaraderie slowly vanishes as Gustavo witnesses those around him deteriorate.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • But those dreams evaporated quickly following the loss to the Bills.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
  • In 2024, Cuba has suffered island-wide rolling blackouts that lasted more than a week, hundreds of thousands of people emigrated from the island and the social safety net once provided by the government all but evaporated.
    Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The more of these things given out and crammed into record books, the more business generated - and the more social media attention.
    Jim Clash, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • On Wednesday evening, Barnes told the Journal Sentinel the hospitals treating victims from the shooting were no longer giving out information on their conditions.
    David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Peter (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peter%20%28out%29. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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