ELAPSING Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

elapsing

verb

present participle of elapse

as in expiring

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 elapsing But with Barcelona signing Anthony Gordon, and Rashford’s £40m release clause for other clubs elapsing last week, a new set of negotiations is required for his exit. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026

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Still, the top-four most popular trades bought by volume were all puts, with the 280 and 281-strike puts expiring Thursday accounting for over 120,000 trades.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
The leaders are also expected to address an expiring trade agreement between the two countries, along with discussions around critical minerals.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of expiring

Verb

That kind of conflict doesn't leave you feeling like the world is ending.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Superman and Batman might be one of the DC Universe’s most famous partnerships, but Robert Pattinson is officially ending speculation that his take on Bruce Wayne would fit in the cinematic world created by James Gunn.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of ending

Verb

Seeing a film at the Odeon cinema followed by stopping at Luini for a panzerotto, a cousin of the calzone, was long a favorite Milanese ritual.

— Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
Marshall improved to 5-0 with a 28-27 win over Marquez, stopping a two-point conversion try in the final minute.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of stopping

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Following a pair of nights in Hartford, the pop singer will make her way across North America through February 2027, concluding with a 10-night run at both Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome and New York City’s Barclays Center.

— Karla Cote, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
What’s Happening The American Heart Association issued a 2025 scientific statement concluding that cuffless blood pressure devices should not be used to diagnose, track or treat high blood pressure at this time.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of concluding

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Kean, who has voted against resolutions aimed at halting military action in Iran, defended the war.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Urgent issues for Kyiv are halting devastating Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid and ensuring Ukrainian grain can be shipped to world markets through the Black Sea despite the war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of halting

Verb

Celebrity judges Maria Bamford, Kumail Nanjiani, and Gianmarco Soresi vote on each performance, passing the players to the next round or eliminating them.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
By hitchhiking on a passing virus, transposons can defy species boundaries and land in a totally new evolutionary setting.

— Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of passing

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But with La Liga’s champions now signing fellow England wide man Anthony Gordon from Newcastle, and Rashford’s £40million release clause for other teams lapsing last week, a new set of negotiations will be required for his exit.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
The White House referred questions about the executive order lapsing to the Treasury Department.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026

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