peter

Peter's a cook in a hotel.

She is Peter's sister.

The conversation gradually petered out.

the Church of SS Peter and Paul.

Peter cut him short rudely.

Peter leapt the last few stairs.

Peter's first reply was unprintable.

The storm petered out.

Their enthusiasm soon petered out.

Peter boiled the kettle.

They embroiled Peter in their quarrel.

Peter is hardly ever late.

Peter is rarely / seldom late.

They made the appointment of Peter as chairman of the union.

We hold Peter in high scorn.

The road petered out into a dirt track.

By midday their enthusiasm had petered out.

Peter had just begun a life sentence for murder.

So, if the R0 is below 1, the infection peters out; if it's one, it stays steady.

However, at that point nuclear fusion no longer releases enough energy, and the pressure from the core peters out.