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as in limitation
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
I've reached the termination of my patience with you kids
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as in demise
the act of ceasing to exist
feels that the voluntary termination of one's life should be left entirely up to the patient
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as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
at the termination of the movie, please throw away any empty food containers in the appropriate bins
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Recent Examples of termination
The termination of those rights is a profound decision, one the courts don’t take lightly.
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
The company inked an 11-year media rights deal in 2023 for Fox Sports but that deal is subject to the league’s one-time termination right after the 2029 season.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
Operating Saturdays, Sundays and holidays through Labor Day, the Westracks shuttle will run from the termination of RTD’s light rail W Line at the Jefferson County Government Center.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Penalties start at $50 for a first offense and escalate to water service termination after a third violation.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
The company inked an 11-year media rights deal in 2023 for Fox Sports but that deal is subject to the league’s one-time termination right after the 2029 season.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
Operating Saturdays, Sundays and holidays through Labor Day, the Westracks shuttle will run from the termination of RTD’s light rail W Line at the Jefferson County Government Center.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Penalties start at $50 for a first offense and escalate to water service termination after a third violation.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for termination
Noun
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The company sees slowness not as a limitation, but as a strategic asset that reduces risk, trims costs, and eases environmental impact.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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But the Bucs don’t expect the limitation to last long.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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D’Amaro has weathered a few bumps in his initial weeks on the job, however, among them the Bachelor meltdown, new attacks on Jimmy Kimmel, layoffs and the demise of a deal with OpenAI that was made on Iger’s watch.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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Now the airline’s demise has cleared the way for competitors to raise their prices—and has left roughly seventeen thousand people out of work.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Advertisement Iran has indicated that a cessation of Israeli attacks across the region is one of its red lines.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
11 May 2026
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In many cases, weight loss and smoking cessation helps reduce disease severity over time.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
11 May 2026
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This was not the most interesting area for tourists, but a nearby subway station can whisk you anywhere around town without the need to sit in traffic (most tickets within the city limits cost less than $1).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Staying within the 90-day limits can be challenging — and fulfilling.—
Carole Rosenblat,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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The researchers found that the cities’ chemical microenvironments increase calcite dissolution.—
Damien Pine,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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McMahon's first words to the committee, after the usual thank-you's, were a flag-planting for the department's forceful dissolution.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
14 May 2026
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That’s a tragic ending that nobody who cares for animals wants to see.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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The ending with Raiden and the others is all fans get in terms of a tease for a sequel.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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The loss marked an early end for the Frost, which had previously gone a perfect 6-0 when facing elimination in the PWHL playoffs, and halted the team’s quest for a rare threepeat.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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The goal is to have everything moved by the end of July.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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The music publication Revolver reported in a 2023 article about Cold as Life that the hard rock band continued to perform after its frontman’s death.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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Since 2018, authorities had used advanced DNA evidence to link Brashers to the strangulation death of a South Carolina woman in 1990, the 1997 rape of a 14-year-old girl in Tennessee and the shooting of a mother and daughter in Missouri in 1998.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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“Termination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/termination. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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