peter (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peter (out)
Verb
  • The Boeing 777 plane vanished from radar shortly after taking off on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people, mostly Chinese nationals, on a flight from Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, to Beijing.
    CBS News, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2025
  • We’re done watching cash vanish while our kids go without.
    Ryan J. Taylor, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • It’s evaporated faster than morning dew in the desert.
    Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The money the couple saved for a down payment on a home has evaporated into attorneys fees and savings to pay a bond for her release, if she's given that chance.
    Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Before the housing crisis hit in 2008, banks were giving out easy housing loans.
    David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Following an increasingly popular trend on TikTok that suggests Krispy Kreme will give out free doughnuts if a student got A's on their report card, PEOPLE reached out to the popular bakery chain to get to the truth.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Peter (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peter%20%28out%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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