as in ending
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-ending
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Burlington prevailed, 57-54, in a tough road environment against Winchester, ending their conference rival’s undefeated season.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
21 Jan. 2026 -
The Chargers’ second consecutive 11-win season came without the aid of their two top tackles, Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater, who suffered season-ending injuries that forced Harbaugh and Roman to field a patchwork offensive line for most of the season, but especially in the final weeks.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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Instead of stopping to help the victim, the driver continued in an unknown direction.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The last time Netflix disclosed subscriber figures, at the end of 2024, the streamer counted more than 300 million global subscribers, far ahead of rivals like Disney+, before stopping subscriber disclosures altogether.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
20 Jan. 2026
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That led to banks halting payments for the firm, Microsoft cutting off access to its cloud service products and a ban on exports to Europe.—
Giacomo Tognini,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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This hike was made contingent on State Farm meeting conditions like a cash infusion and halting its non-renewals.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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Since that was expiring, voters in November 2024 replaced it with Measure A, a half-cent sales tax for the same purpose.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
17 Jan. 2026
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Republicans said the expansions from the pandemic era went too far and tried to persuade Democrats to fund a temporary spending bill that didn't address the expiring ACA subsidies, with promises of discussing ways to continue the subsidies later.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Nielsen ratings for Dokoupil's first five days on air showed a 23% drop in viewership from the year prior, when then-anchor Norah O'Donnell was concluding her tenure at the helm of the broadcast.—
Kyler Alvord,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office in November declined to file criminal charges in the death, concluding there was insufficient evidence to support criminal charges.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Other California leaders have called on drawing back or ceasing ICE activity in their cities.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2026
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The market’s operators, the Food Literacy Center, announced Wednesday that the farmers market is ceasing operations, citing poor financial viability for the program and low traffic.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Purdy overcame two interceptions in the season opener to lead a fourth-quarter comeback for a 17-13 win but managed just 127 yards passing in the rematch in Week 18.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Jan. 2026
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Doctors initiate the process before passing cases to the County to assess their merits, who in turn refer the potential conservatees to a judge.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
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Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, is terminating its lease agreement with the Department of Homeland Security, which had been renting office space from the county, an official said Tuesday.—
Ross DiMattei,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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This includes terminating the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, and taking down the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters tracker (which has since been relaunched by the nonprofit Climate Central).—
Kyla Mandel,
Time,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Dead-ending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead-ending. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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