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terminated

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verb

past tense of terminate
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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 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminated
Adjective
  • But not all the wood from a felled tree ends up in the finished product.
    Kurt Kleiner, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The reality, though, is that even something as apparently low-tech as cooking a potato chip can require over half a dozen different machines to mix, roll, slice, reclaim scraps, fry, sort, flavor and package the finished product.
    Chris Turlica, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The medical condition that ended Henrik Lundqvist’s playing career has set him up to make his next great save.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The deal then closed the day after, so our bidding war ended three days after our actual premiere.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The feature, which concluded Trier’s trilogy, was also up for Best International Feature.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
  • North and South Korea have been cut off from each other since the end of the Korean War in 1953, which concluded with an armistice not a peace treaty, leaving the two sides still technically at war.
    Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Roach offers a behind-the-scenes look at the moments that defined his career, while providing them with the tools to create their own version of iconic style, built on individuality and confidence.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Once the primary process and posture are defined, leaders can leverage automation to assist in tasks such as scanning databases to identify sensitive data and implementing a centralized view of access controls.
    Balaji Ganesan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Several pro-war Russian figures have been assassinated since the start of the war in operations Moscow blamed on Ukraine, including journalist Darya Dugina, war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky and former submarine commander Stanislav Rzhitsky.
    Artem Grudinin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated in 2022 while making a speech for a ruling party candidate during a parliamentary election.
    Yuri Kageyama, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The use of official app stores, albeit only fleetingly as Apple and Google removed the fake apps in due course, bestowed a sense of authenticity to the operation as people put trust in both the Apple and Google ecosystems to protect them from potentially dangerous apps.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Several ads featuring an illustration of what was supposed to be the vice president’s likeness wearing a Philadelphia Eagles helmet and football shirt were removed from bus shelters in Philadelphia.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The union went on strike early Tuesday after its contract expired in a dispute over pay and the automation of tasks at 36 ports stretching from Maine to Texas.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Online renewal is available to adult passport holders whose passport has expired within the past five years or will expire in the coming year.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Their father had been murdered in their home, which was then looted and burnt to the ground.
    Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Popular on Variety Chico Mendes, who was murdered by a rancher in 1988, is an international symbol of the struggle to protect the Amazon Rainforest.
    Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Terminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminated. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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