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
The group initially asked the government for a response by Saturday at 11:59 p.m. but has continued to collect signatures on the letter as that deadline has elapsed.
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Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2025
Maybe the Senate will eventually stand up to Trump; four years elapsed between McCarthy’s emergence and his censure.
—Kenneth Obel, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Factors in this assessment include: The severity of the offense,
The time elapsed since the conviction, and
Any evidence of rehabilitation, education, or work history.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
With just 2:38 elapsed, coach Jim Crutchfield subbed in four new players.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
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Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2025
Maybe the Senate will eventually stand up to Trump; four years elapsed between McCarthy’s emergence and his censure.
—Kenneth Obel, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Factors in this assessment include: The severity of the offense,
The time elapsed since the conviction, and
Any evidence of rehabilitation, education, or work history.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
With just 2:38 elapsed, coach Jim Crutchfield subbed in four new players.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elapse
Verb
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Most of the tax rates and breaks enacted in 2017 during President Donald Trump’s first term expire at the end of this year, and the bill would continue them.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2025
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The bill would renew a suite of tax cuts set to expire at the end of the year, including a set of research and investment-related tax deductions for businesses.—
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,
Quartz,
3 June 2025
Verb
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On September 2, Border Force officers had stopped two women at London Stansted Airport.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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The filing amends an existing lawsuit against the Trump administration over the move to ban its ability to enroll international students, which initially prompted a judge to stop the administration from revoking Harvard’s student visa program.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Strategically, Hamas has sought all along to use the hostages as a bargaining chip to constrain Israel and force it to end the war—and thereby guarantee Hamas’s own survival.—
Assaf Orion,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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But since the spring legislative session ended, Ford has had joint meetings with cannabis and hemp operators in an attempt to reach some compromise.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Yet, for some time now, there has been a third movement that tends to be articulated more in art than elsewhere, even if elsewhere there has long since ceased to be any alternative.—
Diedrich Diederichsen,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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The mayor also said that late-night establishments and all nightclubs must cease operations at midnight.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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Bowling Green concludes the regular season November 25 at UMass, the team’s only trip outside the region, though like the other 11 games is in the Eastern Time Zone.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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The Hurricanes conclude the 2025 season with a 35-27 overall record, including a 15-14 record in Atlantic Coast Conference play, and reached their first Super Regional since 2016.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
Verb
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In fact, a 2019 Aflac survey of over 1,600 American adults found that 53% reported halting use of company products because of disliking a company’s stance on an issue.—
Lauren Howe,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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However, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., temporarily halted the federal trade court's decision, for now reinstating the levies imposed by the president under an emergency powers law.—
Joe Enoch,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
Verb
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The country’s first solar tax credits took effect in 1978, but were allowed to lapse in 1985, when President Ronald Regan was in office.—
Tik Root,
Wired News,
24 May 2025
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That law thankfully lapsed in 1800, even though the new president, Thomas Jefferson, later used it to sue a handful of newspaper editors for libel during his first term.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Given his skill in possession and ability to pass long, replacing Schar will not be an easy — or cheap — task.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Status: State site funding passed; township idea stalled.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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“Elapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elapse. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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