LAPSING Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

lapsing 1 of 2

adjective

as in passing

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verb

present participle of lapse

as in expiring

to come to an end the contract will lapse at the end of the year unless we renew

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But with La Liga’s champions now signing fellow England wide man Anthony Gordon from Newcastle, and Rashford’s £40million release clause for other teams lapsing last week, a new set of negotiations will be required for his exit. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026 The White House referred questions about the executive order lapsing to the Treasury Department. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 Or to some shaky American accents that keep lapsing. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026 The move comes as the partial shutdown enters its sixth week, with funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsing in mid-February. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026 The House’s Business Affairs and Labor Committee will vote on a bill that essentially would create state-level workplace standards, in a bid to step in for lapsing federal standards and oversight. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026 Senators are still far apart on a bipartisan immigration compromise that could stop government funding from partially lapsing Friday night. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026 The Urban Institute estimates nearly 5 million people will ultimately drop their health coverage in 2026 and be uninsured due to lapsing subsidies. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026 While Senate Republicans largely stuck together during the record-breaking government shutdown last year, Democrats capitalized on the crisis to bring attention to lapsing health care subsidies that expired at the beginning of the year, raising premiums for millions of Americans. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026

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While big-money additions like outside linebacker Jaelan Phillips and inside linebacker Devin Lloyd are expected to excel, the Panthers have also seen some young defenders step up in the passing game.

— Mike Kaye July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
The appearance of a stale passing game could always be freshened, sure, but even that’s rooted in what is more obviously a stale running game.

— Sam McDowell July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

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However, without a clear option behind him in the A’s organization, Heim may be too valuable to trade, despite his contract expiring at the end of the season.

— Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Barcelona, constrained by Financial Fair Play, aims to renew Torres' contract but cannot offer a new deal until September, despite his current one expiring in 2027.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of expiring

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Gabby Williams and Tiffany Hayes scored 15 points apiece in the first of back-to-back matchups between the teams at Chase Center, where a raucous sellout crowd cheered Golden State ending a two-game skid that followed a nine-game winning streak.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
That could prove to be true after all thanks to the improbable return of Owens, who shocked the world by coming back just a year and a half after what appeared to be career-ending neck surgery.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of ending

Adjective

Banijay Group received €801M from the deal, including a payment of €625M from RedBird IMI and a €176M pre-closing dividend.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 July 2026
During the post-closing ceremony panel, the jury president showed a sense of humor when discussing the challenges of serving as the leading member of the voting committee for a prestigious film festival, like being away from the phones all morning.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 May 2026

Definition of closing

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Nets, Disruptions, and Camouflage Close reading, however, reveals a few telling details about what the Pentagon views as best practices for stopping and killing drones.

— Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Defeat technologies are an essential piece in the kill chain, as detection is only the first step to stopping the threat.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

Definition of stopping

Verb

With the rain ceasing by Saturday evening, however, many suburbs went on with their fireworks as planned.

— Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Kraken, one of the oldest crypto exchanges in the global industry, is ceasing on World Cup fever and drawing parallels between soccer fans and ‘hodlers’ in their promotions.

— Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

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