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as in limits
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 demises
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 endings
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 terminations
The legislation also requires NIH to report monthly to Congress about grant awards, terminations and cancellations so Congress can better track its spending.
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
Since these terminations are already happening at the National Institutes of Health and elsewhere, new policies, protocols, and contingency plans need to immediately be put into place, and best practices shared across institutions to protect our science.
—David Seal, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026
The issue of career ageism has become a structural defect in many organizations’ hiring, promotions, and terminations.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Carolina Sznajderman Sheir, an attorney who has represented residents, associations and developers in terminations, emphasized that every case is different.
—Catherine Odom
january 29, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
One of the impacts of the terminations was that instead of guiding my lab towards the studies to prevent or treat cancer, I’ve been extremely distracted by efforts to try to raise money to support the lab.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
The grant terminations are also hitting nonprofit groups in Illinois, with leaders of those groups saying the cuts could mean fewer services in Illinois for people struggling with homelessness, substance use disorders and fewer prevention and training programs related to mental health.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Workers who opposed the harassment allegedly faced retaliation, including terminations, changes in job duties and transfers, the lawsuit said.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
Individuals who signed up for plans but are unable to pay their premiums face possible terminations from insurers.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2026
Evan Bush, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
Since these terminations are already happening at the National Institutes of Health and elsewhere, new policies, protocols, and contingency plans need to immediately be put into place, and best practices shared across institutions to protect our science.
—David Seal, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026
The issue of career ageism has become a structural defect in many organizations’ hiring, promotions, and terminations.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Carolina Sznajderman Sheir, an attorney who has represented residents, associations and developers in terminations, emphasized that every case is different.
—Catherine Odom
january 29, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
One of the impacts of the terminations was that instead of guiding my lab towards the studies to prevent or treat cancer, I’ve been extremely distracted by efforts to try to raise money to support the lab.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
The grant terminations are also hitting nonprofit groups in Illinois, with leaders of those groups saying the cuts could mean fewer services in Illinois for people struggling with homelessness, substance use disorders and fewer prevention and training programs related to mental health.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Workers who opposed the harassment allegedly faced retaliation, including terminations, changes in job duties and transfers, the lawsuit said.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
Individuals who signed up for plans but are unable to pay their premiums face possible terminations from insurers.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminations
Noun
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July pushes the genre of auto-fiction to new limits here.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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The scale of the challenge Precinct 2 went from managing roughly 20 miles of unincorporated roads to more than 200 miles as development continues outside city limits.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Nov. 2025
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The mission, the fourth of 2025, would also be Starship's first flight since May 27 amid a year plagued by explosive demises for the vehicle.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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Whereas a total solar eclipse is often associated with clean breaks or definitive endings, an annular eclipse often points to processes that unfold in stages.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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Astronomers are used to dramatic endings.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
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For example, setback limitations for wind energy conversion facilities cannot be more than three times the total height of the wind turbine between the turbine location and an abutting dwelling.—
Cami Koons,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
13 Feb. 2026
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Until earlier this week, limitations with Guthrie's doorbell camera meant law enforcement had difficulty putting together an image of a person related to the crime.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
13 Feb. 2026
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Society is gripped by disbelief, collective trauma and the aftermath of more than 30,000 deaths.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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This, in my view, would have kept these agitators away from ICE agents, and almost certainly would have prevented both deaths.—
Michael Zais,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.—
Henry Freedland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Traditionally, programming a robot implied writing thousands of lines of code to define every movement.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Some of the fiercest storms in the South were reported near Lake Charles, Louisiana, where high winds from a thunderstorm overturned a horse trailer and a Mardi Gras float, damaged an airport jet bridge and flung the metal awning from a house into power lines.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
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There could be more dissolutions and consolidations in the future.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
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The drama that sometimes follows their dissolutions speaks to a broader uncertainty in the air about how gay couples should be.—
Paul McAdory,
Them.,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Terminations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminations. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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