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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dead-ended
  1. ended
  2. stopped
  3. expired
  4. concluded
  5. halted
  6. ceased
  7. terminated
  8. closed
Verb
  • The escalation ended a 2022 ceasefire that largely ended fighting in Yemen's civil war, which started when the Houthis swept in from their mountainous heartland and seized much of northern and central Yemen, including Sanaa, 12 years ago.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The conflict, which ended the following year, claimed over 100,000 lives and contributed to famine in the region.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of ended
Verb
  • Braden Turner and Ore Adeyi had interceptions, Robert Fitzgerald and Braydon Brus had fumble recoveries and the Northwestern defense stopped Colorado on all three of its fourth-down attempts.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The children left behind have not stopped being hungry, but the system that feeds them was built around a school calendar that runs out in June.
    — Tim Grailer, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of stopped
Verb
  • And 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.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Slye pulled the Titans closer with a 37-yard field goal as the second quarter expired.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of expired
Verb
  • The grand jury and Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath both concluded those allegations were baseless.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The first phase of the competition concluded in late August, with all 25,000 relationships between polynomials and symmetry groups realized.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of concluded
Verb
  • Kennedy boasted about the administration’s moves to downsize the childhood vaccination schedule and reshape a key vaccine advisory board — steps that have since been halted by a judge.
    — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Kennedy boasted about the administration's moves to downsize the childhood vaccination schedule and reshape a key vaccine advisory board -- steps that have since been halted by a judge.
    — FATIMA HUSSEIN, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of halted
Verb
  • Adkins said that in all three instances, the model ceased its hacking.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The crux of the issue is that production of this incredibly versatile aircraft ceased in 2015.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of ceased
Verb
  • Hill’s contract originally provided three months of base salary if the board terminated her without invoking its separate process for firing her for cause.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026
  • They were reportedly terminated about three weeks after the country icon’s death.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of terminated
Verb
  • In early June, the investigation into the pesticide exposure case involving Paola Lopez was closed.
    — Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • This was their third location; the others in West Charlotte and Monroe have also closed.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of closed
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“Dead-ended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead-ended. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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