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adjective

Definition of lapsednext
as in expired

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verb

past tense of lapse
as in ended
to come to an end the contract will lapse at the end of the year unless we renew

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Recent Examples of lapsed
Adjective
In most markets, the price increases only apply to new or lapsed subscribers. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 19 May 2026 This summer, McDonald's has leaned into new and limited-time menu items, as a move to attract more customers – returnees, as well as new and lapsed ones. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
Cast options on the conspiracy thriller meets police procedural have lapsed, Deadline previously reported, meaning NBC is not keeping any of the stars exclusively tied to the show, a sign there is no life left in the project. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 6 July 2026 Since his status lapsed, Ortega started a GoFundMe in case his renewal doesn’t come in time for the new semester. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for lapsed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lapsed
  1. expired
  2. ended
  3. defunct
  4. stopped
  5. over
  6. ceased
  7. obsolete
  8. concluded
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, the legal-services groups under the expired contract are trying to figure out how to continue to represent their existing clients despite the lack of funds, all while new unaccompanied minors detained by ICE are turning up in shelters.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
  • However, the available data covered only certain older models that reported to the expired domain.
    — Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of expired
Verb
  • Since the wars ended, land mines and unexploded ordnance have killed approximately 90,000 people and wounded almost twice as many across the three countries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Cubs snapped a two-game skid and ended the White Sox's three-game winning streak.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of ended
Adjective
  • The Dania Beach headquarters campus that once served as the nerve center of now-defunct Spirit Airlines has been sold to a Boston hedge fund that served as the stalking horse bidder in a bankruptcy court auction.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • When one engine says something the others do not—an old title, a defunct affiliation, a dismissed lawsuit, a company the executive left—that is where the containment work has to happen.
    — Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of defunct
Verb
  • But the stronger signal is commercial—Jurin has grown almost entirely on inbound interest, having stopped cold outreach in late 2024.
    — Jurin AI Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Daria said immigration officers stopped her mother before their flight and took her into custody, despite her asylum application still being under review.
    — Itay Hod, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of stopped
Adjective
  • The Maldives Coast Guard began an over and underwater search for the four remaining divers, but once Benedetti’s body was found, the authorities began working under the assumption that the four remaining divers were inside the cave.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
  • This cross-over dish is amazing as both a side and a light dessert.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
Definition of over
Verb
  • The National Labor Reform Party collapsed, Davis ended up with exactly one electoral vote, and the National Labor Union ceased to exist after 1873.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Studies suggest Imperial Japan’s sardine catch declined drastically and even ceased during the early 1940s, constraining the empire’s military power relying on fisheries resources.
    — Pei-Hsu Lin, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ceased
Adjective
  • The key difference between these projects and the more artisanal ones being embraced by China and others is that their purpose remains primarily legalistic, focused on achieving change by adhering to increasingly obsolete frameworks.
    — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • This doesn’t make information architecture obsolete by any means.
    — Dave Foster, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of obsolete
Verb
  • But such driving is second nature to those racing in Formula E — the all-electric racing series that concluded its 2025-26 championship with a pair of races at London’s ExCeL exhibition center last weekend.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Behrs was most recently seen starring as Gemma in the CBS hit comedy The Neighborhood, which recently concluded its 8-season run in May.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of concluded

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