ELAPSES Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

elapses

verb

present tense third-person singular of elapse

as in expires

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 elapses Under LeVota’s policies, the first set of tax credits would appear on residents’ bills in 2027, several months after his temporary term elapses. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026 When that time elapses, items must be removed form the street. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026 Longer payouts mean more time elapses between when a jeweler buys a customer’s antique necklace, and when that jeweler receives a check from a refiner. — Maliya Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026 This cycle elapses across thousands of years—glacially slow to us but almost instantaneous on cosmic scales. — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026 How much time elapses between events, and what time something happens, depends on the observer’s frame of reference. — Adrian Bardon, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025 As the Universe expands, the expansion rate and energy density both do not change, leading to a relentless state where the Universe doubles in size, again and again, each time a certain interval elapses. — Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025

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So Skydance is hardly in position to spend $20 million to $30 million a year on Aikman or compete with ESPN to land Olsen, whose Fox contract expires after the season.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
The timeline calls for the Royals to move to the new stadium a year before the team’s lease at Kauffman Stadium expires.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of expires

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When the school day ends, the campus keeps serving families through aftercare, summer camp and school-break programs.

— Tim Lonergan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Daylight saving time ends on the first Sunday in November, according to Time and Date, an online world clock.

— Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of ends

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The New Braunfels, Texas, resident kept a frenetic touring schedule, headlining major Texas venues and mid-sized dance halls around the country, with occasional arena or amphitheater stops opening for Koe Wetzel thrown in.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2026
Nighttime mouth breathing is associated with snoring, dry mouth, receding gums and sleep apnea, a disorder in which breathing stops repeatedly during sleep.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of stops

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The council voted unanimously on the ordinance, which halts new oil and gas drilling in the city and phases out existing production over the next 20 years.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
The Bears go three-and-out, and the wind halts the ensuing punt, landing at the 15-yard line.

— Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of halts

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The Fed’s latest policy meeting concludes less than a week before the midterm elections, which have focused heavily on concerns about the cost of living and affordability.

— Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Diiv will meet the world in 2027 with a massive tour, which kicks off in Sydney in February and concludes with a hometown London show in June.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of concludes

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Heytens was deeply skeptical that the Virginia law purporting to regulate federal officers passes constitutional muster.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
Any savings assumes that local governments don’t raise property tax rates to make up for homestead revenue lost if Amendment 3 passes.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

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