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as in ends
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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2
as in ceases
to come to an end
this class will terminate with the arrival of Memorial Day
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as in defines
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 assassinates
to put to death deliberately
the operative's covert mission was to terminate the leader of the opposition
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as in removes
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 terminates
Netflix’s Chaos Monkey randomly terminates instances in production to force engineers to build services that survive failures.
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Mukul Garg, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
When an employer terminates, or is found to have terminated, an employee without cause, the contract (outside of the unionized setting) seldom entitles the employee to ger her job back.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
His One Big Beautiful Bill Act terminates the investment and production tax credits for wind and solar by the end of 2027.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
If the judge terminates the settlement, the detention centers would be closed to third-party inspections.
—Valerie Gonzalez, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
It is fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in the Andes Mountains and terminates in Lago Argentino.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2025
Mukul Garg, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
When an employer terminates, or is found to have terminated, an employee without cause, the contract (outside of the unionized setting) seldom entitles the employee to ger her job back.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
His One Big Beautiful Bill Act terminates the investment and production tax credits for wind and solar by the end of 2027.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
If the judge terminates the settlement, the detention centers would be closed to third-party inspections.
—Valerie Gonzalez, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
It is fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in the Andes Mountains and terminates in Lago Argentino.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminates
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Sources said Bessent is waiting to interview current Fed members until after the blackout period surrounding next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting ends.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Atlanta Braves have a difficult decision to make with manager Brian Snitker once the season ends.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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As compared to solar power, which ceases production at night, or wind power, which is dependent on weather conditions, the sea is in constant motion.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Sep. 2025
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But those will soon be gone, too, as the drugstore chain ceases to exist nationwide.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Aug. 2025
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The agency defines poverty for a family of four as income below $31,000.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Establish Governance To Protect Employee Attention Establish a simple governance system that defines the purpose, cadence and target audience for each internal communications tool and ensure leadership consistently enforces and models the governance.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Washing and disinfecting decorative pumpkins removes fungal spores and will slow that process down.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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The AquaTru Classic is a highly effective countertop reverse osmosis system with a four-stage filtration process that removes up to 99 percent of more than 80 contaminants, including lead, fluoride and PFAS.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Whether the Yankees are willing to make that type of commitment to a player who will be 37 years old by the time the contract extension concludes will be perhaps the most critical question for the legendary franchise in the coming offseason.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The dramatic decline in insect populations captured in the study underscores both the global scale of the biodiversity crisis and the pressing need for comprehensive monitoring and conservation efforts, a press release concludes.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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When policy, innovation, and business insight align, CCU stops being a piece of green rhetoric and becomes good business.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The buck stops with the humans.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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Instead of suggesting steps, the system executes trades in real time, sets stop-loss orders, and updates allocations autonomously.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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But, like all technologies, each manufacturer executes it differently.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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Ashton also dismisses the concerns that a three-year degree lacks the many electives and opportunities for self-discovery.—
Bryan Penprase,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Trump's approach dismisses collective security and weakens NATO's cohesion.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Terminates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminates. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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