dead-ended

past tense of dead-end

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dead-ended
Verb
  • The big uncertainty is Ralf Rangnick, who was appointed as interim manager when Solskjaer went, with a two-year consultancy role lined up for the German once that 2021-22 season ended.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Stu Sternberg’s era owning the Tampa Bay Rays has ended, and his style of running baseball operations on a shoestring budget has wrapped as well.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But as the months have passed, Juni has stopped stashing food, loves to nap, and seems so much more at ease.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Carelessness and accidents happen, however, so take some time with each season to go through items and toss anything that’s faded, shattered, or stopped working.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The government shutdown that began this week furloughed thousands of federal workers, froze essential government functions across the nation — and also halted an essential part of Florida’s booming real estate market.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Medicare and Medicaid benefits also will still be paid, but many other aspects of the federal government have halted during the shutdown.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The store’s health permit had expired.
    Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The federal government shut down Wednesday after funding laws expired, putting over 750,000 federal employees on furlough and leaving others working without pay.
    Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, DC, closed its doors to the public on October 5, six days after the federal government ceased operations following the failure of Republicans and Democrats to agree on a spending bill.
    News Desk, Artforum, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But by this time, Leo, too, had ceased to be his sister’s confidant.
    Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This would not have been a serious consideration midway through Newcastle’s 2-0 win against struggling, flailing Nottingham Forest — the nothingness of half-time was like a blessed relief — but a stodgy, slow-burning afternoon concluded with Howe’s team comfortable and edging towards dominance.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In September, an independent UN inquiry concluded for the first time that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding which the Israeli government has rejected.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nearly fifteen hundred counterparts to Kate Wyler had just been terminated in DOGE’s purge of the State Department.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In November, Austin was alerted her employment would be terminated.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nobody wants to be seen by voters as the cause of a shutdown that will leave many federal workers without pay and some services closed.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Berlin Reuters — The Oktoberfest fairgrounds closed for several hours Wednesday as police conducted a security sweep of the famed beer festival due to a bomb threat by a suspect linked to an explosion across town in northern Munich.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Dead-ended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead-ended. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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