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Recent Examples of terminable
Indefinite employment terminable only for cause had existed as early as the founding of Harvard College in 1650.
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Time, 1 Oct. 2025
These transfers can be made to trusts, such as qualified terminable interest property trust which can be relatively simple and inexpensive to create and also defer estate tax on unlimited wealth.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Another type of trust to consider in this situation would be a qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) trust.
—Liz Weston, oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2023
She was employed on a one-year contract that was terminable at will by either the team or Neuner.
—Michael McCann, SI.com, 25 June 2018
Time, 1 Oct. 2025
These transfers can be made to trusts, such as qualified terminable interest property trust which can be relatively simple and inexpensive to create and also defer estate tax on unlimited wealth.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Another type of trust to consider in this situation would be a qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) trust.
—Liz Weston, oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2023
She was employed on a one-year contract that was terminable at will by either the team or Neuner.
—Michael McCann, SI.com, 25 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminable
Adjective
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That control gave Puglisi the sole authority to set up new credit card accounts, change spending limits, manage card access and terminate accounts.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
17 Aug. 2021
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ChristianaCare, the state’s largest health care system and largest private employer, has stated that all employees must receive the first dose of the vaccine by Sept. 21, or the health system with terminate workers who don’t unless given an exemption.—
From USA TODAY Network and wire reports,
USA TODAY,
9 Aug. 2021
Adjective
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If the Land Use Plan and rezoning are ultimately approved by the County Board, developers would still need to have a conditional use permit approved.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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If closeness was inconsistent, conditional or unsafe in your formative years, then your brain likely learned to keep expectations low.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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With limited time to build up to Saturday Night’s Main Event, just days before the Royal Rumble, Rhodes and Fatu hit a home run with one of the early candidates for feud of the year.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Geographic barriers and limited profit potential have long discouraged private internet service providers from these areas, thus necessitating public investment.—
Letters to the Editor,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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At least some traders now seem to be treating tariff talk as a transitory headline risk rather than the start of a lasting policy shift.—
Tracy Alloway,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mortality threatens to render the achievements of our life as transitory, and this threat is removed by procreation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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However, nurses have indicated that the strike will continue until at least tentative contract agreements are reached.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Here the answer was a nervous and tentative yes.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Terminable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminable. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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