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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
In a separate case, a judge in California blocked the Trump administration from terminating the legal status of international students nationwide while a court case challenging previous terminations is pending.
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
In a 6-3 ruling in which the liberal justices dissented, the court allowed President Donald Trump to fire Gwynne Wilcox from the National Labor Relations Board and Cathy Harris from the Merit Systems Protection Board while their lawsuit challenging their terminations is still pending.
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—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 23 May 2025
However, most accounting contracts include termination clauses that allow businesses to switch if their needs are not being met.
—Loran Armstrong, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Charles resigned on Wednesday, just prior to when his termination hearing was set to begin, district officials said.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
In a 6-3 ruling in which the liberal justices dissented, the court allowed President Donald Trump to fire Gwynne Wilcox from the National Labor Relations Board and Cathy Harris from the Merit Systems Protection Board while their lawsuit challenging their terminations is still pending.
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—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 23 May 2025
However, most accounting contracts include termination clauses that allow businesses to switch if their needs are not being met.
—Loran Armstrong, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Charles resigned on Wednesday, just prior to when his termination hearing was set to begin, district officials said.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for termination
Noun
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But its biggest shortcoming is its range limitations, i.e., geofencing (see this map).—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Organizations are facing unpredictable trade policies, resource access limitations, and compliance variations that change depending on location.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Republicans might also remember that the 1798 restrictions on free speech/press played an important role in the election of President Jefferson and the effective demise of the Federalist Party.—
John A. Ragosta,
Baltimore Sun,
27 May 2025
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While some may still resist the demise of relatable Season 1 Shauna, both Lynskey and Nélisse relish the chance to explore her descent further as Showtime’s just renewed the series for Season 4.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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Those cessations in breathing are what constitutes apnea.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
19 May 2025
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In multiple rounds of diplomacy in 2014 and 2015, after Russia’s takeover of Crimea and incursion into Ukraine’s Donbas region, France and Germany expended more effort on a cosmetic cessation of hostilities than on solving the underlying problems of regional security.—
Liana Fix,
Foreign Affairs,
1 May 2025
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Policymakers should at minimum hold the line and retain the current SALT $10,000 deduction limit.—
Garrett Watson,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2025
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Some countries impose strict limits, such as a maximum of 10 children per donor.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The breakthrough is the fruit of incredible recent performance in all age groups for the nation of 36 million people, which became independent in 1991 after the dissolution of the USSR.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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Why, then, engage language at all? Lijn explained her simultaneous recruitment and dissolution of language as a way to cope with her growing sense that words had become tired and lost any vital force.—
Marina Isgro,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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On a more emotional level, the anticlimactic ending ushered in the conclusion of a 46-year career for coach Bob Babb.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
31 May 2025
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The follow-up comment, which has received more than 200,000 likes, spurred debate over the new version’s ending, in which Nani (played by Sydney Elizebeth Agudong) moves to California for college and agrees to give up Lilo (Maia Kealoha) to the state, with the girl being raised by a neighbor.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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The teaser at the end of this week’s hour-long episode promises bonafide flagship mess: Obnoxious guests, police coming onboard, deckhand Kyle apparently hooking up with a guest.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 June 2025
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By the end of the nineteenth century, Green-Wood was said to be the second most popular tourist attraction in New York State, after Niagara Falls.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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The eggs are linked to an ongoing Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak in seven states, in which 79 people have been sickened and at least 21 hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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But that was followed by this latest stretch that’s begun to feel more like a death march than a slump, particularly the past three days.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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“Termination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/termination. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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