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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
David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 30 Dec. 2025
The National Book Awards’ 2025 fiction prize went to The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother), by Rabih Alameddine, a novel about a lapsed writer living unhappily with his mom in Beirut.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Eventually, rights to her life and music catalog lapsed at Universal.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Admittedly, this absolutely taps into nostalgia, but the sentiment around this release, especially among lapsed players and curious newcomer, suggests ArenaNet has done something more interesting than dusting off an old box and slapping a new label on it.
—David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 30 Dec. 2025
The National Book Awards’ 2025 fiction prize went to The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother), by Rabih Alameddine, a novel about a lapsed writer living unhappily with his mom in Beirut.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
Verb
Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter did not clarify why the case lapsed for more than two decades.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Eventually, rights to her life and music catalog lapsed at Universal.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lapsed
Adjective
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His most common citation was for an expired meter — 14,409 citations in the year.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Filled the trash with expired food.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For loved ones, the ceremony is not only about mourning, but about reclaiming Tianah's story from the violence that ended it.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Months before that, in a separate interview, the star revealed Netflix had not called her back to film after her maternity leave ended.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Caryn Marjorie, a 26-year-old lifestyle influencer, signed a deal in 2023 with a now defunct startup called Forever Voices to develop a digital clone of herself that fans could talk to.—
Taylor Lorenz,
Vanity Fair,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Chicago Stars Football Club, formerly called the Chicago Red Stars, was a founding member of the now-defunct Women’s Professional Soccer League, and has played in the National Women’s Soccer League since 2013.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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To encompass the story, about a miracle from 847, when Pope Leo IV stopped a fire with a blessing, Raphael brings you into the fresco through the unshod feet of a woman in agony and leaves you near the very back, with a tiny and serene Leo IV.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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If the game stopped at this point, Fermat’s method for dividing the pot would list all possible outcomes of those five coin flips and then tally the ones that amassed 10 points for each player.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Tulum features a dainty pearl trim along its cross-over straps and flows into a slingback strap.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Here's everything to know about the members' lives in the over 30 years since the group formed.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The club ceased operations this year on New Year’s Day after 17 years in business.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Since the automaker ceased production of its popular Dawn model in 2023, its lineup has been missing a convertible.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Crucially, this is not an argument that campuses are obsolete.—
Ian Gibson,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Longtime breakfast staples like oatmeal and potatoes, which could take hours to prepare and cook, were suddenly obsolete.—
Heather Bushman,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Three Georgia State Patrol troopers and their supervisor were fired from the department after an investigation revealed a scheme where officers used insurance claims to profit off of vehicle chases, an internal report concluded.—
Asia Simone Burns,
AJC.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Battle of the Billionaires concluded at that year’s WrestleMania and got great ratings.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Lapsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lapsed. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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