terminable

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Recent Examples of terminable In any other job, this would be a terminable offense. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026 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
  • From exile, Machado framed the negotiations as necessary but conditional.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
  • These incentives could be the elimination of fees associated with permitting including conditional use permits.
    Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Adjective
  • Shop cushy seating, weather-resistant dining tables, storage solutions, cushions, planters, and lighting to suit every space—all up to 52 percent off for a limited time.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 24 May 2026
  • Notre Dame’s dominance has been highlighted by relentless fundamentals and limited errors, the perfect antidote to Syracuse’s free-flowing and occasionally careless approach.
    Tribune News Service, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
Adjective
  • Christopher Thornberg, founding partner at Beacon Economics, believes the higher inflation numbers are a transitory (temporary) shock, and not a sustained one.
    Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
  • Parikh sees risks of transitory margin headwinds relating to fuel contributing to a modest shortfall in Costco's earnings per share.
    Liz Napolitano,Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Adjective
  • With evacuation shelters reaching capacity as more than 40,000 people were asked to leave their homes, officials laboring to prevent an explosion at a crippled chemical tank in Garden Grove reported tentative progress Sunday in ending the crisis.
    Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
  • The precise terms of the tentative agreement were not available at the time of this report.
    Brian Maass, CBS News, 20 May 2026

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“Terminable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminable. Accessed 30 May. 2026.

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