lapses 1 of 2

noun

Definition of lapsesnext
plural of lapse
1
as in setbacks
a change in status for the worse usually temporarily the scandal caused the president to suffer a dramatic lapse in popularity

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2
as in mistakes
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy his slip of the tongue about the mayor's name was an unfortunate lapse

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3
as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity wasn't bothered by the lapse of her membership at the health club

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lapses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of lapse
as in expires
to come to an end the contract will lapse at the end of the year unless we renew

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lapses
  1. setbacks
  2. expires
  3. reversals
  4. errors
  5. stops
  6. ends
  7. conclusions
  8. ceases
Noun
  • Competing in a high-speed, high-pressure environment taught me to make the quick decisions necessary to grow a company while remaining strong in the face of setbacks.
    Tom Dunlop, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Despite these setbacks, MBM Motorsports is confident, banking on Wallace's past success at superspeedways to see them through.
    Lydia Mee, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of setbacks
Verb
  • Current government funding expires Friday night when Congress is scheduled to adjourn for the holidays.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Patients can apply for renewal once the card expires.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of expires
Noun
  • Yet in a few respects, a bit of wobbly action in the indexes, surge in volatility and reversals in some of the more overheated assets were overdue and probably necessary to test the bull market against higher bond yields and a more-foggy policy horizon.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
  • But such policies could be subject to new executive orders or reversals.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of reversals
Noun
  • Take the recent advice from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, of all people, which suggested verifying phishing emails by checking for spelling errors and grammatical inconsistencies.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • However, there is a fundamental challenge in quantum computing space, as an increasing number of errors arise as the system grows in complexity with a higher number of qubits.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of errors
Verb
  • The woman in question was identified as Renee Brown, a 36-year-old single mom who works two jobs, loves her kid, and never stops, à la Reba McEntire.
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The rule does not get rid of the debt itself, but stops it from having an impact on a consumer’s credit worthiness.
    Joseph Choi, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of stops
Verb
  • Wavy is between straight and curly, holds hairstyles well, and has big curls and waves from roots to ends.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
  • For now, the pro football season mercifully ends, and not nearly soon enough.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of ends
Noun
  • The ability to draw statistical conclusions and use predictive analytics to reduce hazards with fewer resources is made possible by them.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Department of Justice conducted its own independent investigation and reached the same fundamental conclusions.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of conclusions
Verb
  • But Social Security payments won’t be delayed if the government ceases operating because of a shutdown.
    Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Netanyahu has said the fighting will only end when Hamas ceases to exist as an organization.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 Dec. 2024
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