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verb

past tense of end
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Recent Examples of ended
Verb
Herro ended the night with eight points on 3-of-11 shooting from the field, 0-of-1 shooting on threes and 2-of-2 shooting from the foul line, three rebounds, four assists and six turnovers in 39 minutes. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025 While the Heat’s losing skid continued, another streak ended. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025 However, an avalanche, which claimed the lives of multiple sherpas in 2014, ended the shoot early. Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025 But when the regular session ended without the bill’s passage, Abbott blamed Straus, called a special session, and added the bill back on to the agenda. Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 The former Georgia Bulldog ended an 854-day drought and won $4 million out of the $20 million purse. William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025 Regardless of how her Love Is Blind journey ended, Sara doesn't regret anything. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025 For much of the country, the Cold War ended quite some time ago. Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 But once filming ended, everything changed. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ended
Adjective
  • Honda expects a 650 billion yen hit to its fiscal 2026 operating profit from tariffs in various countries, of which 300 billion yen was due to their impact on imports of around 550,000 finished cars.
    Daniel Leussink, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • This requires multiple days of filming, but then very judicious decisions that need to be made in terms of editing it into a finished film.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • The mold company's report also concluded that the Wright's apartment was uninhabitable and that the Wright's belongings needed to be replaced due to extremely high levels of mold, the lawsuit said.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
  • His request is currently before Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Cheryl Matthews, who concluded early on that there was enough evidence to send Crumbley's involuntary manslaughter case to a jury.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Most importantly, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 1994 and ceased all political activities soon afterward.
    W. James Antle III, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The New York Giants’ high hopes for him last year quickly faded and completely ceased after the Giants lost in overtime to the Carolina Panthers in Germany — a game in which Jones only threw for 190 yards and was intercepted twice.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Details matter, as the characters in Season 2 never stopped reminding us.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In the first day or so after the snow stopped falling, Unified Government crews focused on clearing major thoroughfares.
    Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Since the flames set a blaze, 27 people died and thousands of structures were destroyed, displacing entire communities.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • At the time, Colorado had recorded 25 cases, including seven infants who were stillborn or died within months of birth from complications of the infection, and Herlihy said that the state could have more than 100 cases if nothing changed.
    Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • After an impressive 380-day reign as the Women's World Champion, her momentum was abruptly halted in April 2024 when an injury, courtesy of Liv Morgan, forced her to relinquish the title.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Some ceased vaccination clinics, halted wastewater surveillance programs and even terminated a contract with the courier service that transports specimens to state labs to test for infectious diseases.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The union maintained that the clause no longer applied because the contract had expired.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
  • In September 2028, when all current syndication deals with stations will have expired, a new arrangement would allow for same day televising and streaming episodes.
    Brad Adgate, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Pei chuan Kao was felled by Oshiro early on her way to the finals.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb down 16% Bristol-Myers is felling pressure after its schizophrenia drug, Cobenfy, failed expectations during a trial examining its efficacy as an add-on therapy for the disorder.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 5 May 2025

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“Ended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ended. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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