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Recent Examples of lapsed
Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
The finance drama, created by lapsed investment bankers Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, details the vertiginous rise and dizzying crash of the high-stakes trading world of the prestigious firm Pierpoint and its power-hungry upstarts.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 May 2025
ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
None of them have officially tested warheads since the 1990s, but the relevant treaties have largely lapsed, and Russia is believed to have carried out secret tests.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
The company also has added a light version and a non-alcoholic beer to Blue Moon’s portfolio in an effort to attract new and lapsed drinkers.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
The finance drama, created by lapsed investment bankers Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, details the vertiginous rise and dizzying crash of the high-stakes trading world of the prestigious firm Pierpoint and its power-hungry upstarts.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 May 2025
Verb
Some 42 million Americans who need food assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are vulnerable after funding for the program lapsed over the weekend.
—ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
None of them have officially tested warheads since the 1990s, but the relevant treaties have largely lapsed, and Russia is believed to have carried out secret tests.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lapsed
Adjective
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Health inspectors found an expired California food handler card.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Mecklenburg County health inspectors found multiple violations at restaurants in October, including flies in a kitchen and serving expired food.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Jim Irsay stood beside his private jet just days after the 2021 season ended and made sure the camera was rolling to capture his thoughts.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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The first four episodes of Netflix's Squid Game reality competition series ended on an intense cliffhanger.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In addition, the now-defunct Delta subsidiary, Song Airlines, tapped Kate and Andy Spade to design some of its uniforms from 2004 to 2006.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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The attraction, which reached heights of 96 feet and speeds up to 45 mph, came from the defunct Paragon Park in Massachusetts.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The move comes weeks after Microsoft stopped providing some services to an Israeli defense unit.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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There is no data showing how many of those minors married other minors, and which married adults for recent years, as the state stopped collecting that data in 2022.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The 360-degree view camera systema may have a substantial difference in lighting conditions across the various cameras, which can lead to an over or underexposed image in the composite view, according to the recall report.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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In the over 40 years since Taxi ended, the show’s living castmates have stayed good friends, often reuniting.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The United States has all but ceased supplying Ukraine with equipment.—
Jack Watling,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has ceased its financial relationships with weapons manufacturers Northrop Grumman and RTX (formerly Raytheon), according to the organization.—
James Factora,
Them.,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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And just because there’s a new art form like AI, doesn’t mean that the old art form becomes obsolete, right?—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The champions of unfettered AI talk as though copyright law is a nuisance, something quaint and obsolete.—
Gerard Scimeca,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In three full seasons since that postseason run – which concluded quickly as a result of a crushing 34-11 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the wild-card round – Murray has failed to post a winning season as a starter.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Salt-n-Pepa also joined in, and the group of artists concluded the set with a call-and-response moment alongside the crowd, encouraging everyone to scream along.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Lapsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lapsed. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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