as in finished
brought or having come to an end
the recently ended season was one of the best that the baseball team ever had
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as in concluded
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
let's end the meeting with a short prayer
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as in ceased
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
unfortunately, an argument ended their date, and they're still not speaking to each other
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as in stopped
to come to an end
a book so good that you hate to see it end
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as in died
to stop living
a great general, who ended on the field of battle
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Recent Examples of ended
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Enterprises drove sequential revenue growth for the company in the quarter that ended July 28, and Nvidia is working the most with Fortune 100 companies on AI initiatives, Kress said.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
The labor market ended a monthslong slowdown, rebuking any lingering concern about an imminent recession and easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to stimulate the economy with rapid-fire interest rate cuts, experts said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
David and Pete resume the around-the-world journey In March 1973, David and Pete traveled to the same mountain pass in Afghanistan where the previous walk had ended.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
The deal then closed the day after, so our bidding war ended three days after our actual premiere.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
The medical condition that ended Henrik Lundqvist’s playing career has set him up to make his next great save.
—Carol Schram, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
After years of deciphering cryptic clues and exploring hidden locations, the search has finally ended.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Enterprises drove sequential revenue growth for the company in the quarter that ended July 28, and Nvidia is working the most with Fortune 100 companies on AI initiatives, Kress said.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
The labor market ended a monthslong slowdown, rebuking any lingering concern about an imminent recession and easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to stimulate the economy with rapid-fire interest rate cuts, experts said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
David and Pete resume the around-the-world journey In March 1973, David and Pete traveled to the same mountain pass in Afghanistan where the previous walk had ended.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
The deal then closed the day after, so our bidding war ended three days after our actual premiere.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
The medical condition that ended Henrik Lundqvist’s playing career has set him up to make his next great save.
—Carol Schram, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ended
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The reality, though, is that even something as apparently low-tech as cooking a potato chip can require over half a dozen different machines to mix, roll, slice, reclaim scraps, fry, sort, flavor and package the finished product.Chris Turlica, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The finished product stands 8 inches tall by 8.5 inches wide when the dark green leaves are fanned out and features five blooming flowers of various sizes.Clint Davis, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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In addition, historians concluded other clothing items the Unknown was wearing could have been issued to a member of a unit like the 37th Engineer Combat Battalion.NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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North and South Korea have been cut off from each other since the end of the Korean War in 1953, which concluded with an armistice not a peace treaty, leaving the two sides still technically at war.Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Earlier this year, the company abruptly ceased operations at its Jacksonville, Florida, facility and began working to set up the assembly plant in Ontario to assemble commercial electric delivery vans and trucks.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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The company has identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting and has ceased its remediation plan due to the pending merger.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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But that hasn’t stopped the likes of Lego and Hasbro from pushing ahead.Andrew Webster, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
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According to the complaint, Roe stopped working for Brooks and moved to Mississippi around May 2021.Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Helene has wreaked havoc on Zara's neighborhood and the wider county, where at least 72 people have died.Morgan Norwood, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Reach out to Social Security and alert them that your spouse has died.Next Avenue, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Qatar has halted its mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas, citing a lack of willingness from both sides to engage constructively, according to a diplomatic source briefed on the matter.Keir Simmons, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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But the execution was halted after the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence issued a subpoena for Roberson to testify about his case, an unprecedented gambit that led to a partial stay of execution from the Texas Supreme Court.Dakin Andone, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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The union went on strike early Tuesday after its contract expired in a dispute over pay and the automation of tasks at 36 ports stretching from Maine to Texas.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Online renewal is available to adult passport holders whose passport has expired within the past five years or will expire in the coming year.Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Last week, the band had to cancel shows in Chula Vista, CA and Phoenix, AZ after Cronin was felled by an undisclosed illness.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2024
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The Commanders fan is dropped with a punch as the other lunges at the Ravens fan, only to be thrown into a brick wall and ultimately felled.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Ended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ended. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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