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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for winked (out)
  1. stopped
  2. ended
  3. expired
  4. concluded
  5. ceased
  6. halted
  7. left off
  8. broke off
Verb
  • The first leg was stopped after Vinicius Junior said he had been racially abused by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni, who denied the allegation.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • British driver Ollie Millroy thanked rival Loek Hartog for saving his life after the Dutch racer stopped and pulled him from a burning Ferrari during a China GT Championship race in Shanghai on Saturday.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of stopped
Verb
  • United ended their four-season sleeve sponsorship with DXC Technology in August, with the team instead wearing the standard Premier League sleeve patches, as required by league regulations, for the opening games.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Disagreements over how to resolve the problem created a political crisis that ended an alliance between leading figures in the government that came to power in 2024.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of ended
Verb
  • Of 16 such proposals, the complaint states, nine were rejected June 30 — the same day the agreement expired.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Then came Underwood-to-Buchanan, a stunning victory and thousands of Wolverines fans rushing the field as time — finally — expired.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of expired
Verb
  • The costars continued on Yellowstone Dutton Ranch until the fifth and final season concluded in December 2024.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Future Factor Judge Leon concluded that the government had just failed to show that the AT&T-Time Warner merger would substantially lessen competition.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of concluded
Verb
  • It’s long ceased to be a neighborhood that puts on airs, an attitude that liberates us all tonight.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Under Minasian, who replaced Eppler after the 2020 season, even the high-profile moves ceased.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of ceased
Verb
  • Public tours of the property were halted, owing to all the construction, but, before that, docents had noticed the President walking the grounds and slipping notes to gardeners and landscapers.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • An initial executive order Trump issued last year to change election rules, including a requirement for people to show documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, was halted by federal judges.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of halted
Verb
  • Local officials pick up where state left off The assembly kicked off a coordinated response to Ada County’s ongoing rat infestation, which has anecdotally exploded in the past several years.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
  • While some fans embraced the choice, others questioned why more obvious options such as Iron Man were left off the board.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of left off
Verb
  • Authorities have also warned of potential further collapse around the glacier on Langtang Lirung mountain in Nepal, which cracked and broke off, triggering the August 26 landslide and flooding.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The mysterious glade is actually likely a piece of land that broke off from the reservoir’s shoreline as a result of record-high water levels this year.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of broke off
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“Winked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winked%20%28out%29. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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