terminable

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Recent Examples of terminable The contract is terminable at will on 15 days’ prior notice. Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026 Indefinite employment terminable only for cause had existed as early as the founding of Harvard College in 1650. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • During his speech ahead of the film, Favreau gave special thanks to the California Film Commission’s whopping $21,755,000 in conditional tax credits for the production, one of the biggest allocations in the program’s history.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 May 2026
  • Her loyalty to writers is conditional—unlike her Hacks counterpart, Deborah, whose allegiance to her pen is absolute.
    Caroline Framke, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • Access to early education remains limited, waitlists are long, and costs continue to rise.
    Tina Dello Russo, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
  • The makers of Dad's Root Beer acquired the company in 2007 and produces Bubble Up in limited quantities today.
    Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Adjective
  • The stagflationary tilt in subsequent episodes was more modest and transitory.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
  • For decades, visitors have been spray-painting the 10 vintage Cadillacs at the site and mulling the transitory nature of time as Bruce Springsteen did in his 1980 song of the same name.
    Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Ahead of the weekend, Deadline reported the two sides had reached a tentative deal after the staff union spent nearly three months on the picket line.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 10 May 2026
  • The Writers Guild Staff Union (WGSU) announced on Saturday that 89 percent of participating members voted to greenlight a tentative first contract deal, which concludes the union’s 82-day work stoppage.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 10 May 2026

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“Terminable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminable. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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