as in closing
following all others of the same kind in order or time
the terminating speech of the political convention turned out to be the most inspiring
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as in ending
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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2
as in stopping
to come to an end
this class will terminate with the arrival of Memorial Day
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as in defining
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 murdering
to put to death deliberately
the operative's covert mission was to terminate the leader of the opposition
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as in removing
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 terminating
Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
22 June 2026
The train will run express from 168th Street to Canal Street before terminating at World Trade Center.
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Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
In response to questions about whether Noem had consulted the Department of State when terminating Haiti’s TPS, the agency on Wednesday sent the original press release from June 2025 announcing the termination.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
The long-haul route begins in Chicago and crosses a total of eight states, but the most scenic portions of the route begin as the train crosses into New Mexico and Arizona before terminating in Los Angeles.
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Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
In response to an inquiry from the AP, a Polymarket spokesperson said the company was in the process of terminating the contract as a result of this week's revelations.
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ABC News,
3 June 2026
Nick Bilton, who Weiss tapped as the new executive producer of the newsmagazine last week, wrote a letter to Pelley on Tuesday evening terminating his employment.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
The broadcaster made a series of moves to shake up the program, terminating exec producer Tanya Simon as well as correspondents Cecilia Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi after the Memorial Day holiday.
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Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
On March 22, the school fired softball coach Angie Nicholson, five days after terminating her husband, Rick, an assistant coach.
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Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
27 May 2026
Verb
Last year, the administration took the unprecedented step of gutting USAID, terminating thousands of aid programs and letting funding expire, all without permission from Congress.
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Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
22 June 2026
The train will run express from 168th Street to Canal Street before terminating at World Trade Center.
—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
In response to questions about whether Noem had consulted the Department of State when terminating Haiti’s TPS, the agency on Wednesday sent the original press release from June 2025 announcing the termination.
—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
The long-haul route begins in Chicago and crosses a total of eight states, but the most scenic portions of the route begin as the train crosses into New Mexico and Arizona before terminating in Los Angeles.
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Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
In response to an inquiry from the AP, a Polymarket spokesperson said the company was in the process of terminating the contract as a result of this week's revelations.
—
ABC News,
3 June 2026
Nick Bilton, who Weiss tapped as the new executive producer of the newsmagazine last week, wrote a letter to Pelley on Tuesday evening terminating his employment.
—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
The broadcaster made a series of moves to shake up the program, terminating exec producer Tanya Simon as well as correspondents Cecilia Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi after the Memorial Day holiday.
—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
On March 22, the school fired softball coach Angie Nicholson, five days after terminating her husband, Rick, an assistant coach.
—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminating
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During the post-closing ceremony panel, the jury president showed a sense of humor when discussing the challenges of serving as the leading member of the voting committee for a prestigious film festival, like being away from the phones all morning.
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This is covered in a standard inspection, often called a pre-drywall or pre-closing inspection.
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And a whistle was called for offside, ending the counterattack.
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But that era is ending because memory is becoming the bottleneck.
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And the heat’s not stopping anytime soon.
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Video shows how chase led to deadly crash Instead of stopping, the purple car accelerated and sped through a red light, according to video from Joel’s dashboard camera.
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Long before the disputes that would ultimately lead to the colonies seeking their independence from England, racial slavery had become a defining feature of Virginia’s economic and social structure.
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That’s the gist of a 181-page report from a team of University of California researchers that was charged with defining the factors to be resolved before such a system could be implemented.
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The ruling handed down on Tuesday affirmed the judgment of a May 2025 hearing presided over by Cuyahoga County judge Nancy Margaret Russo, the same judge who found Shirilla guilty of murdering her boyfriend, Dominic Russo (no relation) and their friend, Davion Flanagan, in a 2022 car crash.
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Sam Worthington leads the series as David Burroughs, a father serving a life sentence for murdering his own son five years ago.
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Crews are focusing on the 15 feet along the roadsides, trimming trees that are still alive to help prevent fire from laddering into the crowns and removing dead trees.
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In fact, according to Rakestraw, one of the biggest mistakes homeowners make is assuming the babies have been abandoned and removing them immediately.
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Soufiane Rahimi turned aside one final Scotland corner in the closing seconds to secure the win for Morocco.
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Business interests, including the chamber, Meta, Chevron and PG&E, collectively contributed more than $52 million toward electing Becerra and opposing Tom Steyer, his top Democratic rival in the final weeks of the primary.
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The 26-date trek kicked off tonight in Minnesota, and currently has stops planned for New York City’s Madison Square Garden and Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome before concluding at Austin’s Moody Center on August 14.
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India and the United States forged ahead in their months-long discussions about an interim trade agreement this week, with United States Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer concluding a two-day trip to New Delhi on Wednesday.
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“Terminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminating. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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