fizzles 1 of 2

noun

plural of fizzle
1
as in collapses
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 disasters
something that has failed the play was a fizzle, opening and closing the same night

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fizzles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fizzle
as in hisses
to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\ oozing gobs of grease, a pair of fatty burgers fizzled on the grill

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Recent Examples of fizzles
Noun
Pick the game before guests arrive, give people time to socialize first and keep a backup game ready in case the first one fizzles. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026 The show, which premiered on Broadway in 1947, was Lerner and Loewe’s first hit after a string of flops and fizzles. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 If real users don’t watch or share the clips, a campaign fizzles. — Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026 Devon Energy should continue to rally even if the oil rally fizzles as bullish catalysts line up for the stock — including the closing of its merger with Coterra — according to Jefferies. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 8 May 2026 Today, many people start thinking about Christmas after Thanksgiving, and any sort of holiday spirit fizzles by early January. — Bobbi Sutherland, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025 When her career fizzles, April returns home and unexpectedly crosses paths with Chastity, who is also out of work, and desperate for a fresh start. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025 But if that boom fizzles, the pain will ripple through the whole economy. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025 Startups fail, investments underperform, strategic alignment fizzles and you’re left with slide decks and press releases instead of revenue and impact. — Michael Johnson, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
The bigger disappointment is a bombshell ending, albeit a narratively ambiguous one, that fizzles rather than explodes. — Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2026 But that conflict quickly fizzles as both parents become acquainted with this robot, whose memories only extend to the information the couple provided. — Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 But if the stock market rally that powers the divide fizzles out, the economy could take a significant beating. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 June 2026 If this El Niño fizzles out, a dry winter could send California back toward drought conditions in 2027. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 11 June 2026 The temperature and pressure of the magma reservoir, the weakness of the enclosing rock, the gas and crystal content, the depth of the magma, the regional motion of tectonic plates — these factors all contribute to whether a paroxysm happens or fizzles out. — Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2026 Don’t worry, this idea fizzles out faster than their engagement, so thankfully, we won’t be subjected to Dennis with a mic in his face on this platform. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026 Penguins’ power play fizzles The Penguins’ power play, one of the NHL’s best all season, slid into a funk late in the regular season. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026 But market participants warn that the crush of such speculative buying has historically ended poorly after the excitement fizzles out. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizzles
  1. collapses
  2. disasters
  3. hisses
  4. defeats
  5. failures
  6. bombs
  7. disappointments
  8. busts
Noun
  • Many survivors have chosen to sleep outside to avoid the risk of further collapses, and some are seeking shelter in places like stadiums.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
  • When a massive star collapses and explodes, neutrinos escape from its interior and can reach Earth before the burst of light becomes visible.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of collapses
Noun
  • These factors make its impacts somewhat of a wild card, experts say, with the effects of global warming acting in concert with El Niño to heighten the severity of heat waves and other disasters.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The organization was created by a group of BBQ pitmasters after the deadly 2011 EF-5 tornado in Joplin, Missouri, with the purpose of feeding communities after disasters.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of disasters
Verb
  • Gaga hisses to her hair and makeup team after Priestly swans away.
    — Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
  • Carrie’s voice hisses in my ear.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of hisses
Noun
  • In taking the loss, Roupp is tied with the Baltimore Orioles’ Shane Baz and the Cleveland Guardians’ Tanner Bibee for the most defeats (12) in the majors.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Paul Taylor Sunderland Sunderland’s pre-season has gradually improved, as defeats to Liverpool and Leeds have given way to encouraging performances, and wins, against Wrexham and Lens.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of defeats
Noun
  • The failures of Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns’ major offseason shakeup are felt most acutely at first base and second base.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Equipment failures, especially of pavers, can pose setbacks during resurfacing.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of failures
Noun
  • Russia is launching around 220 glide bombs every day against settlements near the front line in eastern and southern Ukraine, Zelenskyy said in a social media post Friday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • But decades of asymmetric warfare in the Middle East, in which the United States relied largely on drones and bombs, had led some to believe the days of artillery battles were waning.
    — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of bombs
Noun
  • And yet, more often than not, modern-day biopic films are disappointments, inert movies that fall into the same narrative traps, leaving audiences cold.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Buyers, wary of past disappointments, prioritize safety and trust, often choosing the individual who feels most reliable, even if not the most skilled.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of disappointments
Noun
  • The average path of such busts would take that to $41 in a year, after some short-term recovery.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Officers started making firearms arrests there in 2023 and for about two years, gun busts there were nearly a monthly occurrence.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of busts

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