as in expired
to come to an end
in those coin-operated binoculars at scenic areas your viewing time seems to elapse almost before it has begun
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Recent Examples of elapsed
Months elapsed before the impact of an extremely strong El Niño dwindled.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
The minute repeater mechanism is set into action via a slide on the left-hand side of the case to strike the hours at a low pitch, the quarter hours at a double tone, and the minutes that have elapsed since the last hour with a higher pitch tone.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Three years elapsed between the first and second seasons of the series.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
And as time has elapsed since the show simply proved too expensive to make and a broadcast partner was never lined up, more details have emerged here and there.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Thirteen years elapsed between executions, and cases of death row inmates started to pile up.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
More than 50 years elapsed between the last US landing on the Moon and the Intuitive Machines mission a year ago.
—Kristin Shaw, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
Five minutes and 35 seconds of game clock had elapsed.
—Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Canada Chemistry lesson With so much time having elapsed between best-on-best events, Team Canada was drawing up its forward lines from scratch.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
The minute repeater mechanism is set into action via a slide on the left-hand side of the case to strike the hours at a low pitch, the quarter hours at a double tone, and the minutes that have elapsed since the last hour with a higher pitch tone.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Three years elapsed between the first and second seasons of the series.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
And as time has elapsed since the show simply proved too expensive to make and a broadcast partner was never lined up, more details have emerged here and there.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Thirteen years elapsed between executions, and cases of death row inmates started to pile up.
—CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
More than 50 years elapsed between the last US landing on the Moon and the Intuitive Machines mission a year ago.
—Kristin Shaw, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
Five minutes and 35 seconds of game clock had elapsed.
—Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Canada Chemistry lesson With so much time having elapsed between best-on-best events, Team Canada was drawing up its forward lines from scratch.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elapsed
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The union maintained that the clause no longer applied because the contract had expired.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2025
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In September 2028, when all current syndication deals with stations will have expired, a new arrangement would allow for same day televising and streaming episodes.—
Brad Adgate,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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In the first day or so after the snow stopped falling, Unified Government crews focused on clearing major thoroughfares.—
Alecia Taylor,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2025
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For those of us who love the series, haven’t stopped playing it since it was released in October 2023, and who own every Alter Ego, this is good news.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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However, an avalanche, which claimed the lives of multiple sherpas in 2014, ended the shoot early.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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While the Heat’s losing skid continued, another streak ended.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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Most importantly, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 1994 and ceased all political activities soon afterward.—
W. James Antle III,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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The New York Giants’ high hopes for him last year quickly faded and completely ceased after the Giants lost in overtime to the Carolina Panthers in Germany — a game in which Jones only threw for 190 yards and was intercepted twice.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2025
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The mold company's report also concluded that the Wright's apartment was uninhabitable and that the Wright's belongings needed to be replaced due to extremely high levels of mold, the lawsuit said.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American-Statesman,
27 Dec. 2024
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His request is currently before Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Cheryl Matthews, who concluded early on that there was enough evidence to send Crumbley's involuntary manslaughter case to a jury.—
Tresa Baldas,
Detroit Free Press,
26 Dec. 2024
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After an impressive 380-day reign as the Women's World Champion, her momentum was abruptly halted in April 2024 when an injury, courtesy of Liv Morgan, forced her to relinquish the title.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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Some ceased vaccination clinics, halted wastewater surveillance programs and even terminated a contract with the courier service that transports specimens to state labs to test for infectious diseases.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
11 Apr. 2025
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Almost every massive star who has passed through MLS — including Messi — was subject to the process.—
Pablo Maurer,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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It’s been more than a decade since ICE was kicked off of Rikers after the City Council passed and then-Mayor Bill de Blasio barring the feds.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2025
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An American Airlines worker died after they were struck by a ramp vehicle on the tarmac at an airport on Monday morning.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Nunn died in 2016 from leukemia at age 63.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Elapsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elapsed. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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