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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Mitchell ended the night with 15 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field and 4-of-4 shooting on threes and seven assists.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
That ended a 144-minute scoreless streak for Angel City keeper Angelina Anderson.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of ended

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Corey Perry and Alex Laferriere scored and Darcy Kuemper stopped only 14 shots for the Kings, who have lost two of the last three during their seven-game homestand.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Corey Perry and Alex Laferriere scored and Darcy Kuemper stopped only 14 shots for the Kings (5-8-2), who have lost two of the last three during their seven-game homestand.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of stopped

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Raki McGregor ‘not going to apologize’ CMS’ contract with SYDKIMYL expired in January.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026
After leaving a lawsuit in Texas to file in Boone County, he was granted a temporary restraining order that expired before the season began.

— PJ Green November 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of expired

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Musk halted production of his two most expensive models, the Model S and Model X, at that plant to make room for production of the human robots, Optimus, the company intends to sell.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
In Broward, technical glitches temporarily halted voting minutes after polls opened.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of halted

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In my view, AI has ceased to be a competitive differentiator and has become a commodity.

— Marco Stefanini, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Following months of trying to resolve its conflict with its distributor and shareholder, Tomorrow, Coperni has ceased operations, the brand revealed today.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of ceased

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The public school teacher’s aide and former NYPD cop accused of killing Brooklyn jogger Katie Suarez was indicted by a grand jury on murder charges Tuesday as the city’s Department of Education terminated his employment, officials said.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
Faraj is a former Ford employee who was terminated in 2025, the prosecutor's office said.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of terminated

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CoreWeave, which buys Nvidia chips and then rents out access to them to customers over the cloud, closed down almost 7% on Thursday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026
East closed in Independence The road is closed from East Winner Road to South Ash Avenue in Independence.

— Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of closed

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