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

Earlier this month, the air force stopped publishing the number of ballistic missiles fired or intercepted in Russia's nightly barrages.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
After stopping for gas, the suspect takes off with the gas nozzle still attached to the bike.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of stop

Verb

Medications expire, blister packets get used and never replaced, and adhesive bandages lose their stickiness over time.

— Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2026
The forward’s contract was due to expire in 2027 after eight years at the Bernabeu, with renewal talks proving difficult.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of expire

Verb

This concludes a much more low-key episode than the pilot but one that keeps its characters in full view while nudging each mystery carefully forward.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Any doubts over whether that deal would be concluded would have been banished as soon as Riad was taken off.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of conclude

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With the deal, John Malone’s Liberty Broadband ceased to be a direct shareholder in Charter and no longer designates directors for election to the Charter board.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
According to Kopel, if Ability ceased operations, its intellectual property and responsibilities would return to the center.

— Shannon Cuthrell, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of cease

Verb

The young partier who witnessed the shooting from a passing car appears on the stand as a modestly dressed, middle-aged woman.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Other notable laws passed this legislative session included a ban on 287(g) agreements and the Maryland Community Trust Act.

— Dennis Valera, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of pass

Verb

Anyone who does a decent amount of public speaking winds up having a verbal crutch.

— Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Instead Justine shows up to slit his throat and take the baby from him, leaving him for dead; the child winds up disappearing with Holtz into a hell dimension.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of wind up

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