as in finished
brought or having come to an end
there is an effort to restart the terminated negotiations
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as in ended
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
we need to terminate the discussion for this evening, but we'll resume tomorrow morning
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as in concluded
to come to an end
this class will terminate with the arrival of Memorial Day
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as in defined
to mark the limits of
terminated the area set aside for the runners to change their clothes with a series of folding screens
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as in assassinated
to put to death deliberately
the operative's covert mission was to terminate the leader of the opposition
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as in removed
to let go from office, service, or employment
he was terminated for constantly coming in to work late
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Recent Examples of terminated
Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2026
Aljobori has been terminated from his employment and subsequently charged in connection with the theft.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
Eller was eventually terminated, despite a fitness-for-duty evaluation confirming her PTSD diagnosis and recommending continued treatment.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Dingman was most recently employed as a part-time instructional assistant at Holland Elementary School in the Council Rock School District and has been since been terminated, district officials said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
Gerber has since terminated its relationship with this supplier.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 29 Jan. 2026
He was arrested in June 2024 and was ultimately terminated from Saint Ann's, school officials said at the time, PEOPLE previously reported.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
She, like a lot of parents and students, is upset by a district announcement that the coaches and assistants on every one of the school's sports teams will be terminated at the end of their seasons.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
Intelligent, currently topical, great cast, gripping story line, terminated at a crisis point.
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Verb
Glenna Goldis, an attorney who has dedicated her 15-year career to practicing public interest law, was terminated last Thursday from the office’s Consumer Frauds and Protection Bureau following a monthslong battle with the employee ethics committee.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 31 Jan. 2026
Aljobori has been terminated from his employment and subsequently charged in connection with the theft.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
Eller was eventually terminated, despite a fitness-for-duty evaluation confirming her PTSD diagnosis and recommending continued treatment.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Dingman was most recently employed as a part-time instructional assistant at Holland Elementary School in the Council Rock School District and has been since been terminated, district officials said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
Gerber has since terminated its relationship with this supplier.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 29 Jan. 2026
He was arrested in June 2024 and was ultimately terminated from Saint Ann's, school officials said at the time, PEOPLE previously reported.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
She, like a lot of parents and students, is upset by a district announcement that the coaches and assistants on every one of the school's sports teams will be terminated at the end of their seasons.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
Intelligent, currently topical, great cast, gripping story line, terminated at a crisis point.
—Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminated
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Bridgeland Distillery’s cask-finished single malt also took honors, showing how finishing and single malt production are becoming bigger parts of the Canadian landscape.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The finished villa must meet live housing standards, not demonstration benchmarks.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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That lawsuit ended earlier this month after the immigrant detainee who filed the case agreed to be removed from the United States.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Al-Maliki ended his second term in 2014 after the Obama administration’s growing frustration with his security blind spots that saw the rise of the Islamic State in the same year across a large swathe of Iraqi and Syrian territory.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The panel concluded the order was both overly broad and impermissibly vague, raising constitutional and practical concerns.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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The judge concluded program participants could not be Salvation Army employees because there was no express or implied agreement they would be compensated.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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These photos document the people, places, and events that defined Austin in January — capturing moments of protest, resilience, competition, and community during a month of extremes.—
Ricardo B. Brazziell,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Feb. 2026
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In 2004, in an era defined by Clinton and Bush, common wisdom held that the romance of politics happened at the level of charm, values, and having-a-beer-ability; policy came later, fleshing out the details like a lawyer with a prenup.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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In September, Kirk was assassinated in front of three thousand students at Utah Valley University while debating a liberal audience member about gun control.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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He was assassinated that night.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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That lawsuit ended earlier this month after the immigrant detainee who filed the case agreed to be removed from the United States.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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It was rapidly removed, but an image of the listing was grabbed ahead of that.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Owner Jason Boso fixed that, infusing $2 million into the 10-year-old bar on better bathrooms, a covered section of the patio and a re-done kitchen.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas News,
3 Apr. 2023
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The drop comes after enhanced federal subsidies expired, leaving many Americans struggling with soaring monthly payments.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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With Miami-Dade’s current inspector general, Felix Jimenez, still awaiting a reappointment vote more than a year after his contract expired, the commissioner behind that delay wants to broaden the hiring criteria for Jimenez’s position.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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