as in to expire
to come to an end
in those coin-operated binoculars at scenic areas your viewing time seems to elapse almost before it has begun
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Recent Examples of elapse
Ninety-one minutes had elapsed when Michael Keane strained to meet Jack Grealish’s cross into the box and plant his header wide of goal.
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Five meetings and nine months have elapsed since the Fed last adjusted interest rates.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
Astronomers know, however, that the time lying ahead is at least as long as the time that has elapsed up until now.
—Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Never mind that but for a very few seasons (1960 and 2007 in particular) when both programs were thriving at the same time, the ferocious rivalry steeped in Civil War roots (just 26 years had elapsed since) typically was of little consequence beyond the participants and their fans.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Five meetings and nine months have elapsed since the Fed last adjusted interest rates.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
Astronomers know, however, that the time lying ahead is at least as long as the time that has elapsed up until now.
—Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Never mind that but for a very few seasons (1960 and 2007 in particular) when both programs were thriving at the same time, the ferocious rivalry steeped in Civil War roots (just 26 years had elapsed since) typically was of little consequence beyond the participants and their fans.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elapse
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The Little Rock Board of Directors must confirm Buchanan's reappointment to the panel, which would be for a five-year term that expires in September 2030.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Sep. 2025
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The arbitration is to decide on the police union's contract from 2023 through 2025 — which expires in just over three months.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Fighting on the island had stopped, so the soldiers in the picture were not under fire, and the action of raising the flag (there is a movie of it) took all of a few seconds.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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But that’s not where the partnership ends.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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Bryant ended his Cowboys career with the most receiving touchdowns for any receiver in team history (73).—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Trouble in Mind Records, the Chicago label that specialized in punk and garage-rock for more than a decade, has ceased operations.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
26 Sep. 2025
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All her fraudulent welfare handouts ceased in January 2025.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Not much has gone to plan for the Twins this season, but Ryan’s season — which officially concluded on Friday night — was one of the things that has.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory jointly designed and produced the system’s five subsystems, said calibration and early on-orbit testing concluded successfully in June.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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All talks of building or buying a new facility were halted, however, in December when the mayor announced emergency budget cuts to address a substantial deficit.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The federal Office of Management and Budget did not respond to The Bee’s request for clarification on which operations would be halted.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Democrats seek to reverse looming cuts to Medicaid and lapsing Obamacare subsidies that Republicans say would add $1 trillion to spending over a decade.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Dilanian, who reported Wednesday’s story with his MSNBC colleague Carol Leonnig, noted that the five-year statute of limitations on a charge of lying to Congress against Comey would lapse next Tuesday.—
Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Julia, Lisa, and Kiki all pull the short straw and go to Alexia and Frankie’s Beauty Bar for free manicures, half-stale prosecco, and warm sushi passed around by waitstaff that aren’t even hot.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Tattooist Act passed convincingly on Thursday afternoon with 195 votes in favor out of 202 members present, enabling non-medical professionals to obtain a license.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Elapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elapse. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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