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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
Cuomo subsequently retained lawyer Bryan Freedman to file a $125 million wrongful termination suit that landed in arbitration.
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
School Board members approved the termination at Wednesday’s meeting.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Barring an early termination, the new deal will keep Wisconsin athletes, coaches and staff outfitted in Under Armour gear for its initial term ending in June 2033–and potentially through an extended term ending in June 2036.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
That can include administrative investigations, reassignment, suspension, loss of field duties, or termination.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
School Board members approved the termination at Wednesday’s meeting.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Barring an early termination, the new deal will keep Wisconsin athletes, coaches and staff outfitted in Under Armour gear for its initial term ending in June 2033–and potentially through an extended term ending in June 2036.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
That can include administrative investigations, reassignment, suspension, loss of field duties, or termination.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for termination
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For example, there are income limitations on tax-free tips, and only up to $25,000 of tips per return can be tax free.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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That’s not to mention the physical limitations of an extremely bulky spacesuit, which could physically tax astronauts even more than stepping outside of the International Space Station during a spacewalk.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
29 Jan. 2026
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The demise of the Mercedes and the investigations that followed generated reams of paperwork, which now told Dooley the rest of the story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Since the demise of the deputy executive director, New Jersey has, by informal agreement, selected the chairman of the Port’s board.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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University of Oxford researchers assessed a range of clinical trials as well as Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane and Web of Science databases, with a focus on what happened after cessation of treatment regarding adults who were overweight or obese.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Jan. 2026
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Most of the complexes also include unusual amenities like on-site child care, smoking cessation classes, areas for on-site food cultivation, English classes, advice for job searches and help securing a high school diploma.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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LiDAR is expensive, radar has limits — so cameras are the likely path.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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These transfers are subject to annual Roth IRA contribution limits and the beneficiary must have earned income.—
Natalie Wu,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Chicago Reader, the groundbreaking alternative weekly which has been on the brink of dissolution for years, will become a monthly in February under new owners, who are looking to reinvent the storied newspaper while turning red ink to black.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, with the dissolution of the agreement, those plans are now canceled.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The epic snowy battle scene's twist ending probably had Twi-Hards threatening to run Bill Condon out of business, but everything worked out in the end.—
Lincee Ray,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026
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The ending left an opening for more episodes.—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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The controversy began at the end of a planning and zoning meeting last Thursday, when the council member raised concerns about Border Patrol agents stopping people in the community.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Yet the fact remains that their league position has slipped from fifth to 12th since away supporters last watched their team winning in the league, 2-0 at Nottingham Forest at the end of November.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The preliminary cause of death was multiple sharp-force injuries.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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He was condemned for the April 1998 shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend, Glenda Dennise Hayslip, 39, and her new boyfriend, Darren Keith Cain, 30, at the woman's suburban Houston apartment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Termination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/termination. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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