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Recent Examples of termed
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
27 June 2026
The latter are often associated with what might be termed the silovaya ideologiya—a security-state ideology that emphasises a strong state, the primacy of state interests over private interests, great-power status, and strict domestic order.
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Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Carollo was termed out of office at the end of last year.
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Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
The winner will replace Supervisor Doug Chaffee, who is termed out next January.
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Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
Or, as our staff termed it today, mad.
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Chris Branch,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
The current commissioner, Democrat Ricardo Lara, is termed out.
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Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Dagon is termed out and ineligible to run.
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Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
Verb
The winner will replace Assemblymember Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, who is termed out.
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Linh Tat,
Daily News,
27 June 2026
The latter are often associated with what might be termed the silovaya ideologiya—a security-state ideology that emphasises a strong state, the primacy of state interests over private interests, great-power status, and strict domestic order.
—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Carollo was termed out of office at the end of last year.
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Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
The winner will replace Supervisor Doug Chaffee, who is termed out next January.
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Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
Or, as our staff termed it today, mad.
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Chris Branch,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
The current commissioner, Democrat Ricardo Lara, is termed out.
—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Dagon is termed out and ineligible to run.
—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for termed
Adjective
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Rounded tables naturally encourage conversation and connection because everyone faces one another equally; there's no designated head of the table, and, as Austin points out, there are no bad seats.
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Mauney, widely seen as the best rider of his generation and someone who braved the hardest bulls to ride, had to retire in 2023 after a neck break on a bull called Arctic Assassin.
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Fireflies go through four life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult – in a process called complete metamorphosis.
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During Thursday evening’s Board of Commissioners meeting, officials unanimously, and with no additional discussion, approved Johnston’s exit agreement and named Assistant County Administrator Alan Howze as his replacement for the rest of the year.
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The birds — a female named Långet, and two males named Mames and Sindålu — made their home on the island with the six other birds in September 2024, marking the first time since 1988 that Guam kingfishers have lived in the wild.
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The app will include coding, chat, and a new agentic workflow capability dubbed Autopilot, Fortune reported in May.
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The 988 hotline, which has been dubbed the 911 for mental health emergencies, is credited with reducing teen and young adult suicide deaths.
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Daniela DaSuta, founder of SommSpace in Austin, recommends looking for wines labeled Alto Adige, Collio, Collio Goriziano or Friuli Colli Orientali, all benchmark areas for the variety.
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He's been labeled a hoaxer and scammer by some, but that has done nothing to slow him down.
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This story is part of a series of monthly snapshots from the Washington Examiner, titled Midterm Countdown, gauging the state of the 2026 election cycle.
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Their book, titled Muskism, is an attempt to explain the richest man in the world.
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In the film, which was based on a Pulitzer Prize nominated memoir, Betty escapes the clutches of her barbaric Iranian husband (played by Alfred Molina) and courageously smuggles herself and her daughter out of Iran.
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The president claimed Cook made misrepresentations on mortgage filings related to two properties, one in Michigan and another in Georgia, before she was nominated to the Fed by President Joe Biden in 2021.
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Was the obligation denominated in bitcoin?
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United have used their RCF — which is denominated in sterling, not dollars — more frequently over the past few seasons since burning through cash reserves during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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“Termed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/termed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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