DEAD-ENDED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

dead-ended

verb

past tense of dead-end

as in ended

to come to an end after several fruitless years, the research seems to have simply dead-ended

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United ended their four-season sleeve sponsorship with DXC Technology in August, with the team instead wearing the standard Premier League sleeve patches, as required by league regulations, for the opening games.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Disagreements over how to resolve the problem created a political crisis that ended an alliance between leading figures in the government that came to power in 2024.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of ended

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The first leg was stopped after Vinicius Junior said he had been racially abused by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni, who denied the allegation.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
British driver Ollie Millroy thanked rival Loek Hartog for saving his life after the Dutch racer stopped and pulled him from a burning Ferrari during a China GT Championship race in Shanghai on Saturday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

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Of 16 such proposals, the complaint states, nine were rejected June 30 — the same day the agreement expired.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Then came Underwood-to-Buchanan, a stunning victory and thousands of Wolverines fans rushing the field as time — finally — expired.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of expired

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Some saw the other cheaters get away with it and concluded the prompt forbidding cheating had no teeth—that there wouldn’t be any punishment for cheating.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Jurors concluded that if NFL teams competed with one another in broadcasting deals, fans would reap the benefits of that competition.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of concluded

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Public tours of the property were halted, owing to all the construction, but, before that, docents had noticed the President walking the grounds and slipping notes to gardeners and landscapers.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
An initial executive order Trump issued last year to change election rules, including a requirement for people to show documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, was halted by federal judges.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of halted

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Fired Georgia Southern University employee Gemma Skuraton claimed in federal court last year she was terminated for defending the rights of transgender students.

— Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The Current mutually terminated 17-year-old Meila Brewer’s contract on Wednesday, further cutting down the depth options.

— PJ Green September 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of terminated

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When Israel closed schools and universities during the First Intifada, lessons moved into homes, mosques, and churches.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, has relied on the Red Sea route since the Iran conflict effectively closed Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil used to flow.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

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