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
Aria Bendix, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The grant was terminated in February 2025.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
Two officers have been suspended and Police Chief Todd Bettison has requested to the Board of Police Commissioners that they be terminated.
—Elaine Mallon, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
Judge Nina Froes terminated the case after federal authorities failed to certify a key document as required by law.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Caleb Crawford was terminated following concerns from parents about his background, according to the statement.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
The administration had proposed cutting the NIH budget by 40% and thousands of NIH grants have been terminated in just the year and a half Trump has been in office.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
The two locations are important to Saks’ overall value and the leases weren’t properly terminated by Simon before the bankruptcy filing, the committee said in a Monday court filing.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
The city of Atlanta has terminated its contract with the former municipal clerk hired in 2023 to help with the name verification process for the public safety training center referendum — an effort that never began, but paid former clerk Foris Webb III $910,000 anyway.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Some of the administration’s attempts to cancel research grants that focused on topics like gender, diversity, equity and inclusion have been reversed, but roughly 1,240 grants remain terminated, according to a tracking project called Grant Witness.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
The county terminated its contracts with Harm Reduction-SD in June 2025 after Stamos reported suspicious payments made by Knox, Stephan said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The grant was terminated in February 2025.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
Two officers have been suspended and Police Chief Todd Bettison has requested to the Board of Police Commissioners that they be terminated.
—Elaine Mallon, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
Judge Nina Froes terminated the case after federal authorities failed to certify a key document as required by law.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Caleb Crawford was terminated following concerns from parents about his background, according to the statement.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
The administration had proposed cutting the NIH budget by 40% and thousands of NIH grants have been terminated in just the year and a half Trump has been in office.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
The two locations are important to Saks’ overall value and the leases weren’t properly terminated by Simon before the bankruptcy filing, the committee said in a Monday court filing.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
The city of Atlanta has terminated its contract with the former municipal clerk hired in 2023 to help with the name verification process for the public safety training center referendum — an effort that never began, but paid former clerk Foris Webb III $910,000 anyway.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminated
Adjective
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Maisler and Coogler were talking over the phone from the very beginning about putting Sinners together, before there was even a finished script.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
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The finished wine is a blend of 87 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 13 percent Cabernet Franc.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2026
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As soon as our interview ended, the seven idols disappeared to change outfits for an evening rehearsal, and returned minutes later, slurping down steaming cups of ramyeon.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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His night ended amid a storm of laughing students and obscene gestures.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Thousands of nurses at local Kaiser Permanente facilities have been striking for more than three weeks, while more than 3,000 Kaiser pharmacy and lab employees concluded a three-day strike last week.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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In August 2025, a judge concluded that Vedam had not been given a fair trial due to prosecutors’ efforts to suppress evidence.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Rob Edwards was in little doubt about the moment that defined Wolverhampton Wanderers’ defeat by Crystal Palace.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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The blacklist has yet to be defined by the president’s lawyers.—
Ken Sweet,
Fortune,
22 Feb. 2026
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This week in literary history, Malcolm X is assassinated in New York City.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Feb. 2026
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Just days after lawmakers finished business, House DFL leader and former speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were assassinated at their Brooklyn Park home.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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Kamara was removed from the post late last year, accused by the environment minister of failing to address the encroachment.—
ED DAVEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Duplicates in which the same defendants had separate cases before a magistrate judge and a district judge were removed.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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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 council approved both a special-use permit and a site plan, but the store was never built and those permits expired.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Rangers selected Collyer in the 12th round of the 2019 draft, gave him a $585,000 bonus to woo him away from a Clemson scholarship and re-signed him to a minor league deal this winter when his first contract expired.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Terminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminated. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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