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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
Chicago taxpayers had to front a $100,000 settlement with the two ex-staffers who filed wrongful termination complaints.
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Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
She was given no official reason for her termination and has filed an appeal with the Merit Systems Protection Board.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
According to court documents, Beltran is suing the Lawrence Police Department for allegedly seizing his phone and unconstitutionally searching it leading to information that was used in his termination.
—Louisa Moller, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
The initial report outlining the discrepancies also alleges that Nanos resigned from the El Paso Paso Police Department in lieu of termination in 1982, after numerous disciplinary issues.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
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Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
She was given no official reason for her termination and has filed an appeal with the Merit Systems Protection Board.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
According to court documents, Beltran is suing the Lawrence Police Department for allegedly seizing his phone and unconstitutionally searching it leading to information that was used in his termination.
—Louisa Moller, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
The initial report outlining the discrepancies also alleges that Nanos resigned from the El Paso Paso Police Department in lieu of termination in 1982, after numerous disciplinary issues.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for termination
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Easing installation hurdles While OpenClaw has surged in popularity recently, experts have previously pointed out limitations to the AI agent's mass adoption, including a complex installation process that's challenging for nontechnical users.—
Evelyn Cheng,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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There may be limitations, though.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Fairway City Administrator Nathan Nogelmeier on Monday said that the potential demise of the project was news to him.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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SpaceX conducted five Starship flight tests in 2025, the first three of which ended in disaster when the vehicle met a premature fiery demise before completing many key objectives.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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In effect, the strait has turned into a parking lot, with an almost complete cessation of ships going through, experts and marine traffic monitoring services say.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Furthermore, the sudden cessation of flow in the pipeline triggers transient pressure surges, known as water-hammer effects, which propagate as high-velocity shockwaves through the fluid column.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Superior spectral energy resolution, a superior point-spread-function, and high-contrast imaging can help enable all of these, above and beyond Chandra’s current limits.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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However, in a news release, Oak Park officials noted that the bank had closed other locations within the village limits.—
Alice Fabbre,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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On Heavenly’s last record, released in 1996, their daydreamy idealism had become more vulgar and concrete, and the instrumental backing had adopted a Britpop punchiness to match; however, the album was released just after drummer Mathew Fletcher’s death, leading to Heavenly’s abrupt dissolution.—
Jude Noel,
Pitchfork,
4 Mar. 2026
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Organizations can scale teams up or down by country without the administrative burden associated with entity setup, dissolution, or local compliance management.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
Sacbee.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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The family’s ice cream venture started in 2019 as a sweet ending to their educational farm tours, part of their efforts to advocate for Florida dairy.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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In a signal of how much pressure there was to do right by the beloved fictional couple, four endings were written and filmed.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The foundational Epoch 1 fleet was designed by Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems, with the first wave of satellites slated to reach orbit by the end of 2026.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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Cameras later showed Araúz standing at the end of the dugout rail on his own.—
Melissa Lockard,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Mumma, 44, is charged with tampering with a deceased human body and tampering with evidence in connection with the death of Gratton, a 34-year-old transgender woman from Denver who disappeared in April and was found dead in a Lakewood alley in June.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
12 Mar. 2026
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Readers send Miss Manners not only their table and party questions, but those involving the more complicated aspects of life - romance, work, family relationships, child-rearing, death - as well as philosophical and moral dilemmas.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Termination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/termination. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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