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as in limits
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
I've reached the termination of my patience with you kids
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as in demises
the act of ceasing to exist
feels that the voluntary termination of one's life should be left entirely up to the patient
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as in endings
the stopping of a process or activity
at the termination of the movie, please throw away any empty food containers in the appropriate bins
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Recent Examples of terminations
Naturally oversight hearings, reports, and consistent legislative action will be needed to ensure that agency terminations aren’t undone by future administrations.
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminations
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Without mandatory breast density notifications, many women were unaware of the limitations of mammograms in their specific cases.Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Employment Fairness Act also introduces new limitations on the types of criminal history information that can be considered.Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Officials in North Carolina said deaths in the state had risen to 108, including 72 deaths in Buncombe County, as reported by the Asheville Citizen-Times.Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
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Hamas has not announced the deaths.NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Through its Active Wildfire and Wildfire Smoke layers, onX provides real-time updates to help users better understand the perimeters and boundaries of developing wildfires.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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As the boundaries for decision-making shift, so does the geography of the boardroom.The Sorenson Impact Institute, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Origin Materials continues to focus on developing its PET caps and closures business and scaling its biomass conversion technology.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The coat has functional button closures in addition to the belt for a more tailored fit.Jennifer Vermeer, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2024
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Their conclusions are based on more than four years of observations.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
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People who on their own wantonly take an IQ test often jump to false conclusions based on taking one test at one point in time.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Terminations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminations. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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