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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Verb

But the stronger signal is commercial—Jurin has grown almost entirely on inbound interest, having stopped cold outreach in late 2024.

— Jurin AI Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Daria said immigration officers stopped her mother before their flight and took her into custody, despite her asylum application still being under review.

— Itay Hod, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of stopped

Verb

But that agreement, which had already effectively collapsed, officially expired on Monday with no sign of a breakthrough and as tensions have escalated.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
The £120m valuation was part of a verbal agreement, made in late May, that has now expired and came out of Chelsea’s respect for the player.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of expired

Verb

But such driving is second nature to those racing in Formula E — the all-electric racing series that concluded its 2025-26 championship with a pair of races at London’s ExCeL exhibition center last weekend.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Behrs was most recently seen starring as Gemma in the CBS hit comedy The Neighborhood, which recently concluded its 8-season run in May.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of concluded

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The National Labor Reform Party collapsed, Davis ended up with exactly one electoral vote, and the National Labor Union ceased to exist after 1873.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Studies suggest Imperial Japan’s sardine catch declined drastically and even ceased during the early 1940s, constraining the empire’s military power relying on fisheries resources.

— Pei-Hsu Lin, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of ceased

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Colorado finished with five hits and had its three-game winning streak halted.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
In a biannual appropriations committee hearing, bills added to the suspense file during the Legislative session are permitted to move to the Senate or Assembly floor or are quietly halted.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of halted

Verb

So Schleien turned to standup comedy and to posting videos on YouTube that continued where his programs had left off.

— Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
Bauers' one-out single to shallow left off Yoendrys Gómez (2-2) brought home Brice Turang, who slid across the plate before catcher Ryan Jeffers could apply the tag.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of left off

Verb

Investigators also found signs of metal fatigue at the base of the fan blade that broke off, despite recent inspections of the fan blades.

— Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
In March 2023, for instance, Honduras broke off formal relations with Taiwan and established ties with Beijing.

— Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of broke off

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