as in to expire
to come to an end
in those coin-operated binoculars at scenic areas your viewing time seems to elapse almost before it has begun
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Recent Examples of elapse
Astronomers know, however, that the time lying ahead is at least as long as the time that has elapsed up until now.
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Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Never mind that but for a very few seasons (1960 and 2007 in particular) when both programs were thriving at the same time, the ferocious rivalry steeped in Civil War roots (just 26 years had elapsed since) typically was of little consequence beyond the participants and their fans.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Roughly nine minutes elapsed between the first strike and the later two, during which first responders, civil defense workers and journalists rushed up to the fourth-floor site to attend to the initial victims and document the attack.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Between February 25 and March 12, a 16-day period elapsed without any homicides being committed.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Never mind that but for a very few seasons (1960 and 2007 in particular) when both programs were thriving at the same time, the ferocious rivalry steeped in Civil War roots (just 26 years had elapsed since) typically was of little consequence beyond the participants and their fans.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Roughly nine minutes elapsed between the first strike and the later two, during which first responders, civil defense workers and journalists rushed up to the fourth-floor site to attend to the initial victims and document the attack.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Between February 25 and March 12, a 16-day period elapsed without any homicides being committed.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elapse
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Washington and Beijing then reached a deal to reduce levies, which expires in November, with the United States imposing 30 percent duties on imports of Chinese goods and China hitting US products with a 10 percent tariff.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Federal pandemic funding is expiring, leaving many districts with budget cuts approaching 8%.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The defense for Texas has held up its end of the bargain, stopping the run well, allowing one of the lowest rushing yard totals per game in the country.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Central finally stopped the bleeding late in the half on a TD pass from Smith to Jeremiah Mateo Mora.—
Matt Roy,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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The deal, amended by Thailand's cabinet last month, ends a long period of uncertainty since work on the project began as far back as 2017.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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At the May meeting, the council voted 4-0 to end treatment.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Without any of the three, money once again ceases to circulate.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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After that, production would temporarily cease with operations idling until October 2025 in order to complete retooling work to prepare the facility for production of the 2026 model year.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Michigan Court of Appeals concluded that the MPSC appropriately examined the location of the Line 5 replacement segment within the Great Lakes Tunnel, consistent with Michigan law.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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This week, a UN commission of inquiry concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.—
Mandalit del Barco,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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The House spending bill would use that power as a cudgel, halting congressional approval of FASB’s budget (see page 108) until the accounting agency repeals its new disclosure rules.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Kennedy also has halted nearly $500 million in mRNA projects.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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New York mandates such notice, yet fluoridation in Buffalo lapsed for years before it was widely known.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Policy experts warn that millions of Americans will see their premiums rise substantially if the subsidies are allowed to lapse.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
16 Sep. 2025
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Congress then has 45 days to pass a bill to approve the president’s request.—
Kevin R. Kosar,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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That deal was struck in lieu of a retaliatory capital tax on foreign investors that was passed in the House version of the bill but was later removed by the Senate.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Elapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elapse. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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