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
Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 July 2024
Doc Rivers has had a decades-long career, but Kerr — and his four championship rings — is the clear standout in a group of mostly flameouts or short stints.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 June 2024
Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
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
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Noun
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
Doc Rivers has had a decades-long career, but Kerr — and his four championship rings — is the clear standout in a group of mostly flameouts or short stints.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 June 2024
Verb
The untitled project is set to tell the story of how a technology giant came out of a small Canadian town and would go on to outpace major corporations in the smartphone race before ultimately flaming out.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flameout
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The ship’s demise has broken the hearts of a long line of men who could not save her.Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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England and Gage said this money changed the company’s outlook and led to its demise.Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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And businesses could also lease the land but fail to utilize it.Li Zhou, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
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All the remaining works sold; 15 went for prices at or above their high estimate, while 12 sold within estimate and 15 failed to meet their low estimates.Brian Boucher for ArtNews, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
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But the Vietnam War and his ego were Johnson's downfall, Harris said.Russell Contreras, Axios, 24 Nov. 2024
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The black comedy, which previously won the Horizons sidebar at the Venice Film Festival, is set in 1989 during the festive season that immediately precedes the downfall of the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu.John Bleasdale, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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The long-fragile governing coalition led by the Social Democrats finally collapsed, meaning the country will have new elections in early 2025.Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Since Musk took over Twitter two years ago, the site has collapsed content guardrails, laid off more than 80% of employees and turned the site's verification badges into a pay-to-play system where users can pay to amplify the reach of their posts.Bobby Allyn, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
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Fans of opening day are looking for that oomph to carry you through a long season of ups and downs.Frederick Dreier and Adam Roy, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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As the melodrama unfolded, the ups and downs of each candidate were tracked not only in the polls but for the first time in modern history by prediction markets.Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Lots of coaches who were spectacularly successful in college football have flopped in the NFL, among them Urban Meyer, Nick Saban, Steve Spurrier and Lou Holtz.Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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But there are a couple other obvious reasons Miyagi-Do is flopping, one of which Sam and Devon can immediately diagnose: Johnny and Daniel are not gelling.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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For Boeing, the strike that began on Sept. 13 marked the latest setback for the manufacturing giant, which has been the focus of multiple federal probes after a door plug blew off a 737 Max plane during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The labor standoff — the first strike by Boeing machinists since an eight-week walkout in 2008 — was the latest setback in a volatile year for the aerospace giant.David Koenig, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sale led the majors in ERA and struck out an NL-best 225 batters in 177.2 innings pitched.Wayne Sterling, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
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Sasaki has struck out an average of 11.4 hitters per nine innings, while walking two per nine.Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Flameout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flameout. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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