WINKS (OUT) Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

winks (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of wink (out)

as in ends

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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Experts, including Higel, are doubtful that the Iraqi government will be able to disarm the Iran-loyal groups even if war between Iran and the US ends.

— Sarah Tamimi, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
As for what’s going on with the cryptic buying up of team shares, that remains an ongoing mystery for much of the episode — one that ends without Higgins and Rebecca finding out who’s really behind the shenanigans.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of ends

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The Miami Dolphins aren’t going to beat an opponent this season until South Florida’s NFL franchise stops beating itself.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
What’s even more interesting is that the pattern persists above the temperature where uranium ditelluride stops being superconducting.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of stops

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Among other concerns, Booker noted that the consent decree expires after only five years, leaving no protections whatsoever in year six.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
But questions remain about what caliber of releases the industry can expect — and what happens after the five-year agreement expires.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of expires

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The report concludes that resilience must become a core strategic priority rather than a reactive response to crises.

— Mitch New, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Once leadership concludes that the shift is structural, operational changes become more critical than budget cuts.

— Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of concludes

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This natural inversion destroys leadership, fractures relationships and halts self-improvement.

— Brendan Keegan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
This halts the nuclear fusion process — which involves converting that hydrogen to helium — leading to the stars collapsing and shedding their outer layers to become a white dwarf with around the mass of the sun crammed into the width of Earth.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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