as in finished
brought or having come to an end
there is an effort to restart the terminated negotiations
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as in ended
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
we need to terminate the discussion for this evening, but we'll resume tomorrow morning
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as in concluded
to come to an end
this class will terminate with the arrival of Memorial Day
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as in defined
to mark the limits of
terminated the area set aside for the runners to change their clothes with a series of folding screens
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as in assassinated
to put to death deliberately
the operative's covert mission was to terminate the leader of the opposition
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as in removed
to let go from office, service, or employment
he was terminated for constantly coming in to work late
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Recent Examples of terminated
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
3 July 2026
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City The building’s owner, a company called Delta Quad, has also faced multiple foreclosure proceedings since 2025, and the city terminated a financing incentive agreement for the property last spring.
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Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
Lotte Shopping revealed in a corporate filing on Wednesday that the memorandum of understanding signed with Megabox parent company Contentree JoongAng to merge the two chains was terminated on June 30.
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Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
2 July 2026
Lotte Shopping, the retail conglomerate that controls Lotte Cinema operator Lotte Cultureworks, disclosed in a regulatory filing that its memorandum of understanding with Megabox parent Contentree JoongAng was terminated on June 30.
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Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2026
In one of them, the acquisition of twelve thousand dollars in a few minutes by a lucky sale, brought on madness which terminated in death in a few days.
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Owen Lamont,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
Ouachita County Sheriff's Office Deputy Chief Larry McMahen told the Camden News Johnson had been placed on administrative leave in June and has since been terminated.
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Rafael Escalera Montoto,
Arkansas Online,
2 July 2026
The concerns stem from Murphy's time as city manager in Palmdale, where he was terminated in 2022.
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Nina Burns,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Alito also wrote that the argument that Haiti’s TPS designation was terminated because of race, thus violating equal protection claims, was unlikely to succeed.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Adjective
Some of the administration’s attempts to cancel research grants that focused on topics like gender, diversity, equity and inclusion have been reversed, but roughly 1,240 grants remain terminated, according to a tracking project called Grant Witness.
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Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
Only a handful of former agency staff now work at the State Department, and most of the programs were terminated.
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Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
3 July 2026
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City The building’s owner, a company called Delta Quad, has also faced multiple foreclosure proceedings since 2025, and the city terminated a financing incentive agreement for the property last spring.
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Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
Lotte Shopping revealed in a corporate filing on Wednesday that the memorandum of understanding signed with Megabox parent company Contentree JoongAng to merge the two chains was terminated on June 30.
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Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
2 July 2026
Lotte Shopping, the retail conglomerate that controls Lotte Cinema operator Lotte Cultureworks, disclosed in a regulatory filing that its memorandum of understanding with Megabox parent Contentree JoongAng was terminated on June 30.
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Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 July 2026
In one of them, the acquisition of twelve thousand dollars in a few minutes by a lucky sale, brought on madness which terminated in death in a few days.
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Owen Lamont,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
Ouachita County Sheriff's Office Deputy Chief Larry McMahen told the Camden News Johnson had been placed on administrative leave in June and has since been terminated.
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Rafael Escalera Montoto,
Arkansas Online,
2 July 2026
The concerns stem from Murphy's time as city manager in Palmdale, where he was terminated in 2022.
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Nina Burns,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Alito also wrote that the argument that Haiti’s TPS designation was terminated because of race, thus violating equal protection claims, was unlikely to succeed.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminated
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But the reforms needed to keep this rally alive are nowhere near finished.
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Norway had an identical record and finished runner-up in Group I, after a heavy 4-1 loss to France in its final group game.
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But the rally ended when Hernández’s liner up the middle landed in the glove of Rockies right-hander Jimmy Herget, who just entered the game, catching Kyle Tucker off first base for a double play.
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The decision was never formally confirmed in a plenary session before the conference ended.
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King concluded that Saulter was in a conspiracy to get King removed from office, and directed Arriola to view recordings of other cameras in the office to determine who was entering the offices of Saulter and Goodloe.
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LeBron James's eight-year tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers, though marked by an NBA championship and record-breaking achievements, concluded with his decision to depart.
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Size representation on the runway this season was defined by a more fragmented set of ideals.
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Remarkably, in a game defined by the South American team’s lack of sportsmanship, this became the first World Cup game in which a Paraguay player did not receive a yellow card since 1998.
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Louis Farrakhan, who is now 93, stepped into the organization’s leadership vacuum shortly after Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.
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Louis Farrakhan stepped into the organization’s leadership vacuum shortly after Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.
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If a shrub is causing safety issues, is diseased, or is causing damage to structures, it should be removed.
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The New York Post also confirmed the suspension earlier on Saturday, citing internal police documents that state Scheublin was removed from his position on Tuesday, June 30.
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Roupp fought to stay in the game and record the first complete game of his career, but at 104 pitches, Vitello went to his bullpen to seal the blowout win instead of pushing his starter.
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These days, a complete Wirkkala set can fetch upwards of $3,600.
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Unlike the federal tax credits that expired in September, these incentives offer an instant discount and don’t require buyers to apply for credit later.
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Eustáquio’s status remains up in the air since LAFC did not trigger a buy option when the midfielder’s loan from FC Porto expired on June 30.
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“Terminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminated. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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