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ending

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verb

present participle of end
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ending

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adjective

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Recent Examples of ending
Verb
Alma refuses to stay for the ending, and Alfred is equally appalled. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2025 And that might be good business for Netflix, but perhaps the best thing that can be said about Black Rabbit is that its ending likely precludes a sequel. Andrew Bernard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Spotify founder Daniel Ek is formally ending his tenure as CEO of the audio-streaming giant. Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025 In the third quarter, star wide receiver Tyreek Hill sustained a likely season-ending knee injury. David Wilson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ending
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ending
Noun
  • Since the end of the second quarter, the Club has sent out dozens of trade alerts.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Both parties increasingly weaponize selective statistics, exaggerated claims, or misleading framings to advance their own political ends.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Offering smoking cessation, nutrition counseling, stress management workshops and fitness incentives can reduce claims related to preventable conditions.
    Jessica Stroud, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Three and a half years after Russia invaded Ukraine, there are few immediate signs of a cessation to the ongoing hostilities.
    Kerry Whigham, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • His specific traits, such as leadership and tackling, are difficult to measure but fit exactly what the Rams needed this offseason as a finishing piece to their front seven.
    Nate Atkins, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That suit, which Lukenbill’s attorneys Brad Carroll and Michael Laino filed July 11, was primarily concerned with stopping efforts by the city to limit occupancy at the bar.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Chappell Roan’s new hair color Based on reviews of the New York shows, KC audiences should expect show-stopping moments, a new hair color for the famous redhead, an emotional speech of thanks and perhaps a special guest.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour launches December 5 in Costa Rica and travels through Mexico, Spain, and England before concluding in Italy on July 17-18.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
  • And in 1987, under President Ronald Reagan, the FCC itself repealed the Fairness Doctrine, concluding that the rule was both unnecessary and a threat to free speech.
    John Eger, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The thriller series was left on a cliffhanger, with President Rayburn (Michael McKean) dying at the end of season two.
    Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Women who miss their first screening appointment for breast cancer could have a 40% higher long-term risk of dying from the disease, according to a new study.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Just two years after Riverdale came to its dramatic conclusion, Archie Andrews is plotting his return to television screens once again — and, this time around, things are about to get a whole lot spookier.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The authors reached their conclusions after analyzing data from the Trøndelag Health Study.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • An Israeli government spokesperson said on Sunday that there was no ceasefire in place in Gaza, only a temporary halt in certain bombings, according to Reuters.
    Richard Hall, Time, 5 Oct. 2025
  • But watch for combat to come to a halt until these hostages are released.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Ending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ending. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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