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- See:
- peter
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to decrease very, very gradually until nothing remains; dwindle to nothing.
We were close at one time, but our friendship seems to have petered out over the years.The rescue workers removed debris until their strength petered out.- similar words:
- decrease, diminish, disappear, dwindle
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