terminable

Definition of terminablenext

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Recent Examples of terminable The contract is terminable at will on 15 days’ prior notice. Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026 Indefinite employment terminable only for cause had existed as early as the founding of Harvard College in 1650. Time, 1 Oct. 2025 These transfers can be made to trusts, such as qualified terminable interest property trust which can be relatively simple and inexpensive to create and also defer estate tax on unlimited wealth. Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 Another type of trust to consider in this situation would be a qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) trust. Liz Weston, oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2023 She was employed on a one-year contract that was terminable at will by either the team or Neuner. Michael McCann, SI.com, 25 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminable
Adjective
  • That control gave Puglisi the sole authority to set up new credit card accounts, change spending limits, manage card access and terminate accounts.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2021
Adjective
  • Borgen, acquired from the New York Rangers for a 2027 second-round pick and a conditional 2028 third-rounder, is a stay-at-home right-shot defenseman.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • The man, who cannot be named due to legal restrictions preventing children alleged to be victims of crime from being identified, has been granted conditional bail and will appear before Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday, July 15.
    Adam England, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Adjective
  • The department’s limited release of materials prompted outcry and lawsuits from people saying the department was acting to protect rich and powerful people mentioned in the files.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • But the Idaho side never found the back of the net again while Knoxville proved lethally efficient with its limited opportunities.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026
Adjective
  • In June of that year, as the Fed pivoted off its transitory-inflation stance, the team used its quarterly investor call to lay out the changes coming to its investment and property management approach.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Then there are the related questions of whether the future sheds will really become ubiquitous or be any more transitory than the old ones.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • Persistent fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon is threatening a tentative deal reached between the United States and Iran to end their war.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
  • That hypothesis remains tentative; the fossil record is fragmentary enough that ruling out opportunistic or scavenging behavior is difficult.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

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“Terminable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminable. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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