WINK (OUT) Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

wink (out)

verb

Definition of wink (out)

as in to stop

to come to an end she mused that it was as if her affection for him had just winked out one day

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Verb

This, combined with the glacial pace of emissions reductions, gives the sense that key players are more interested in surviving what’s coming, rather than stopping it.

— Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
But that hasn’t stopped platforms from trying to woo large traders.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of stop

Verb

Over the course of Next Gen NYC’s season, which ended this past week, the model Ava Dash grabs a slice of pizza on Fulton Street; strolls through the Seaport; and calls her father, the hip-hop mogul Damon Dash, from a bench at Pier 17.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2026
Tehran's latest proposal again sought to end the fighting on all fronts, including in Lebanon.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of end

Verb

The tariff agreement came days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed that the two countries agreed to extend their trade truce, which was set to expire in November, until January.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026
The controversial budget maneuver occurs when a president submits a request to Congress to block funding so close to the end of the fiscal year that the funds can expire before Congress receives the full 45-day consideration period under the law.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of expire

Verb

After 10 loud snores and two that were nearly inaudible, all movement ceased.

— MICHAEL GRACZYK, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
The court also ordered that Lidl must cease offering all of the infringing sandals in the Netherlands, subject to a penalty of 5,000 euros per day of non-compliance.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of cease

Verb

Kean, who has voted against resolutions aimed at halting military action in Iran, defended the war.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
By halting those exports, the thinking goes, domestic diesel prices would drop due to a flood of fresh supply, lowering costs for farmers, commercial trucking companies and thousands of other businesses that rely on the fuel.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of halt

Verb

The Musée de l’Orangerie is celebrating the centennial of Monet’s passing with an exhibit focusing on his art’s relation with time through about 40 paintings.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Heinrich sought to pass his own bill to force data centers to shoulder the costs of upgrading the electric grid, which Republicans blocked.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of pass

Verb

Carroll wound up living with Newton-John and her mother in their Hampstead mews apartment for two years.

— Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2026
As of Saturday morning, Nolo was a Category 2 storm with winds up to 105 mph and was located south of the Big Island.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

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