: having ceased to be active in practice, membership, or belief
a lapsed Catholic
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This summer, McDonald's has leaned into new and limited-time menu items, as a move to attract more customers – returnees, as well as new and lapsed ones.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
So start small: Automate a grant application or reengage lapsed donors.
—Scott Brighton, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Brooks’ father was agnostic, his mother a lapsed Southern Baptist.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
With his third novel, Minor Black Figures, Taylor brings his characters—in this case a contemporary artist and a very lapsed seminarian—into the throes of the cutthroat New York art world.
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july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
So start small: Automate a grant application or reengage lapsed donors.
—Scott Brighton, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Brooks’ father was agnostic, his mother a lapsed Southern Baptist.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
With his third novel, Minor Black Figures, Taylor brings his characters—in this case a contemporary artist and a very lapsed seminarian—into the throes of the cutthroat New York art world.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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“Lapsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lapsed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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