WINKED (OUT) Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

winked (out)

verb

past tense of wink (out)

as in stopped

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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America became the gas and diesel exporter of last resort after the Middle East stopped exporting fuel during the war.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
It was stopped towards the rear of the Metro bus, which didn't appear to have any significant damage.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of stopped

Verb

United States forward Folarin Balogun has signed with the high-profile Klutch Sports agency following an eventful World Cup campaign that ended when the national team was eliminated by Belgium in the round of 16.

— Martin Rogers, New York Times, 14 July 2026
After a severe concussion ended his career, that structure disappeared almost overnight.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026

Definition of ended

Verb

In addition,18 employees who had been placed in the 2026 fiscal year layoff prevention pool will be informed that their stay in that pool has expired, the district said.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 14 July 2026
The England international was instead pictured on a training bike at Manchester City, with his loan move having expired at the start of the month.

— Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of expired

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Days before the British sanction, the executive committee of the ICC’s oversight body concluded that Khan had committed serious misconduct and recommended that he be removed from office.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Advertisement By last fall, Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs had concluded that its conventional public diplomacy efforts—known in Israel as hasbara—were woefully insufficient.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of concluded

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Between August 2024 and this past June, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France reported that 457 factories ceased operations, leaving roughly 240,000 workers unemployed.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
Talbot’s horse ahead stopped automatically when the urging from behind ceased.

— Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026

Definition of ceased

Verb

In 2010, the TOM study (Testosterone in Older Men with Mobility Limitations) was halted early due to a higher incidence of major cardiac events (including heart attacks and strokes) in those taking testosterone replacement therapy.

— Alexander P. Cole, STAT, 18 July 2026
The collapse of the ceasefire and interim agreement has led to days of strikes and counterstrikes across the region, with traffic in the crucial waterway once again largely halted as the two sides battle over it.

— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 17 July 2026

Definition of halted

Verb

Martin picks up where Max left off, his search leading him through the back lanes of Sydney, the homes of the rich and powerful, and headlong into a bloody shoot-out in the depths of the Blue Mountains.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 July 2026
While everything from algebra to essay writing may have been covered in school, a subject area often left off the curriculum is personal finance.

— Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 13 July 2026

Definition of left off

Verb

Moorby broke off the left wing and combined with his Hurricanes teammate, scrumhalf Cam Roigard to score two minutes after the resumption.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
The Italian shipwreck that killed 32 people Local media in Greece reported that a piece of engine broke off and smashed a window during the flight on Friday, causing the cabin to decompress and sucking one passenger partially out of the window.

— Renee Maltezou, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of broke off

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