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
Each team started with just five minutes to find the ring, per that year’s tournament rules; if that time elapsed, their opponents got the point.
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Jason Anthony, The Atlantic, 14 June 2025
The requirement of Lutnick's approval on contracts and extensions over $100,000 also is having ripple effects for contractors around the country as some contracts expire or are canceled because the time to review them has elapsed.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
By tracking how much time elapses between a buoy signal being sent and the responding transceiver signal being received, the Smart Buoy is able to determine how far away the diver is.
—Ben Coxworth
july 17, New Atlas, 17 July 2025
Once the timer has elapsed, use a clean, microfiber cloth to wipe off the solution.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 5 June 2025
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Jason Anthony, The Atlantic, 14 June 2025
The requirement of Lutnick's approval on contracts and extensions over $100,000 also is having ripple effects for contractors around the country as some contracts expire or are canceled because the time to review them has elapsed.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
By tracking how much time elapses between a buoy signal being sent and the responding transceiver signal being received, the Smart Buoy is able to determine how far away the diver is.
—Ben Coxworth
july 17, New Atlas, 17 July 2025
Once the timer has elapsed, use a clean, microfiber cloth to wipe off the solution.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elapse
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The settlement expired in May, but NIJC has argued in court filings and hearings that it should be extended.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
2 Aug. 2025
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The settlement remained until June 24, 1968, when the Department of the Interior forced residents out because their permit to use park land had expired.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
2 Aug. 2025
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Shortly after Braun’s executive order, the Indiana Department of Health told local health departments to stop accepting requests to change genders on birth certificates.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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But, the good news, Wolf says, is that steroid treatments can stop the progression of the disease.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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Then Duran, who woke up at 3 a.m. in Minneapolis to catch a flight to Philadelphia on Friday, ended his day with a four-pitch save — all splinkers — for a 5-4 win against the Detroit Tigers.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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Peter Nelson – 7:54 AM | 36 After just five years, Microsoft will end support for low-cost Windows 11 SE Windows 11 SE was made for school laptop fleets where ChromeOS has made inroads.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
2 Aug. 2025
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Which is yet another reason for politicians to cease trying to corrupt the brilliance of freely arrived at price signals.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Historic vote guts public media nationally On May 1, Trump issued an executive order instructing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the private nonprofit that manages the federal money for public media, to cease funding of NPR and PBS.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
30 July 2025
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Metallica is slated to kick off their 2026 M72 World Tour in the late spring, which will conclude in the early summer on July 5th, 2026.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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At a two-day meeting that concludes Wednesday, the Fed is widely expected to hold its key interest rate steady despite President Donald Trump’s monthslong campaign aimed at browbeating Fed Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues into cutting rates.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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However, the chance to get together in person with club members was halted that March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Scott Talley,
Freep.com,
28 July 2025
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First, income convergence between Black and white Americans largely halted.—
Idrees Kahloon,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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The agency failed to answer thousands of calls from flood survivors after allowing contracts for call-center workers to lapse one day after the disaster, according to The New York Times.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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The legislation, which has lapsed, was a #MeToo reform signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
3 July 2025
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That legislation went through a nearly year-long debate, with committees in the House and Senate both holding several hearings and amending the legislation before it was ultimately passed in Nov. 2023.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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Last month, Google’s search services were the first Big Tech product to be targeted under the UK’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act, which was passed last year.—
Tim Bradshaw,
ArsTechnica,
23 July 2025
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“Elapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elapse. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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