as in expired
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 elapsed
In addition to live video, viewers can track the spacecraft using NASA’s Artemis Real‑time Orbit Website, which displays Orion’s position relative to Earth and the moon, its distance traveled, and elapsed mission time using live data transmitted from Orion to Mission Control in Houston.
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Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Then not even two months had elapsed before the United States launched joint airstrikes with Israel on Iran on February 28, which resulted in the assassination of its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and launched the ongoing war in the Middle East.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
After around a trillion years, total, have elapsed since the hot Big Bang, there won’t really be any galaxies left to view other than Milkdromeda, and the star-formation rate may be effectively zero, save for the rare merger of brown dwarfs that then cross the mass threshold to become stars.
—Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
When Rice eventually takes the free kick, 62 seconds have elapsed since Timber was fouled.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The expired contract’s holdover language would have elapsed on March 31.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Sky is moving beyond its previous HBO output deal, which just elapsed.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Less than four minutes had elapsed in the first game of Friday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers and Sacramento Kings coach Doug Christie had already seen enough.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 24 Jan. 2026
This week’s preliminary hearing was an opportunity for the plaintiffs to present their evidence to a judge, while Associated Newspapers argued that the suit should be thrown out because too much time had elapsed.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 21 Jan. 2026
Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Then not even two months had elapsed before the United States launched joint airstrikes with Israel on Iran on February 28, which resulted in the assassination of its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and launched the ongoing war in the Middle East.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
After around a trillion years, total, have elapsed since the hot Big Bang, there won’t really be any galaxies left to view other than Milkdromeda, and the star-formation rate may be effectively zero, save for the rare merger of brown dwarfs that then cross the mass threshold to become stars.
—Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
When Rice eventually takes the free kick, 62 seconds have elapsed since Timber was fouled.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The expired contract’s holdover language would have elapsed on March 31.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Sky is moving beyond its previous HBO output deal, which just elapsed.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Less than four minutes had elapsed in the first game of Friday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers and Sacramento Kings coach Doug Christie had already seen enough.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 24 Jan. 2026
This week’s preliminary hearing was an opportunity for the plaintiffs to present their evidence to a judge, while Associated Newspapers argued that the suit should be thrown out because too much time had elapsed.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elapsed
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But Medicaid demand has remained greater than pre-pandemic levels, even though enhanced federal health care funds ordered in response to COVID expired in 2023.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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The contract expired on March 9.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Oh, and after a Collins strikeout finally ended the streak in the sixth, Isbel promptly led off the bottom of the seventh with a home run.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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According to Max Preps, the JSerra Lions ended the 2025 season with a 3-7 record and went 0-5 in the Trinity League against powerhouse like Mater Dei.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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His words were underscored when police in Israel stopped Catholic leaders from celebrating a private Palm Sunday Mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, built on the spot where Jesus was thought to have been crucified.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Right away, the Bruins allowed point-blank chances to Zach Werenski and Boone Jenner in the opening minutes that Swayman stopped.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Political and police harassment hasn’t ceased.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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The company ceased operations in 2018.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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In just a decade, such an event has become about four times more likely due to climate change, the analysis concluded.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Chalker concluded that the test was primarily assessing his psychology.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Unlike most toddlers with similar ambitions, however, Caldwell continued his excavation for over two years, until bedrock finally halted his efforts.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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The program was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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About 20% of global oil supplies passed through the waterway before the war.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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But there was no finger pointing, no blame passed.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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The four-time All-Star and two-time all-league guard finished seventh in NBA MVP voting in each of the last two seasons.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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By the early summer, most of the bass have finished spawning in the shallows and have now pushed back to deeper water to find their summer haunts.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Elapsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elapsed. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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