as in finished
brought or having come to an end
there is an effort to restart the terminated negotiations
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as in ended
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
we need to terminate the discussion for this evening, but we'll resume tomorrow morning
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as in concluded
to come to an end
this class will terminate with the arrival of Memorial Day
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as in defined
to mark the limits of
terminated the area set aside for the runners to change their clothes with a series of folding screens
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as in assassinated
to put to death deliberately
the operative's covert mission was to terminate the leader of the opposition
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as in removed
to let go from office, service, or employment
he was terminated for constantly coming in to work late
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminated
Adjective
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While the raw jade material in her jewelry is from Myanmar, the finished products are imported from China.—
Hannah Lang and Judith Langowski,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025 -
The Canadiens are not a finished product, far from it, but this represents an important step for one of the youngest teams in the league, one that had grown tired of losing and decided to do something about it.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 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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Herro ended the night with eight points on 3-of-11 shooting from the field, 0-of-1 shooting on threes and 2-of-2 shooting from the foul line, three rebounds, four assists and six turnovers in 39 minutes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 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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In previous conflicts with Hamas, many Israeli strikes were approved only after officers concluded that no civilians would be hurt.—
Patrick Kingsley,
New York Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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The values were not defined for respondents but left to their own interpretation.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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The parties and their counsel need to recognize that courts typically don’t understand commercial real estate finance and often don’t care about the nuances of how the parties allocated or defined certain risks.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The president assassinated, then Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights [Movement].—
Susan Young,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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Americans are divided over whether or not there should be public commemorations of Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today, according to new polling.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
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Bricks that were most likely 184 years old were removed from the foundation of the church, ending its almost two centuries-long mission.—
Noe Padilla,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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Both crosses were removed from the cathedral’s steeple and spire in 1998 for building renovations.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Dec. 2024
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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 1970s, dark-haired, slender, and possessing considerable charm, this lethal Romeo wooed, won, and then murdered four women.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2025
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He’s murdered, essentially, and the Innies have run amok.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Terminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminated. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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