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But by the late 1990s, the Savoy brand had petered out and the company was selling off bits and pieces.

An economic boom in the West Bank appears to have petered out, threatening to further destabilize the region.

The overall influence of Peter Parker on the page has petered out.

Regarding his affair with Minogue, Cowell told a friend, “There were a few bonks and then it petered out while I was in America.”

It kind of petered out and he was gone, back to the shadows.

The Amanuensis has been ill, and after the above trial petered out.

During those few pre-election weeks the New York end of us seemed to have petered out completely.

His lode petered out about six o'clock yesterday afternoon; our evening edition being delayed until that time, by request.

It seemed that when we made the turn off the Main Street, that the crowds petered out.

She followed that quite a long way—and that one petered out like the first.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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