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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for winks (out)
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Both ends of the bridge have signs listing its height limit, and various other warning signs pepper the road leading up to the historic structure.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026 -
By the end of the season, Siena ends the affair for good and moves on with another man.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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According to the death certificate from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office, obtained by Rolling Stone, O’Hara’s immediate cause of death was a pulmonary embolism (a clot that stops blood from flowing to an artery in the lung).—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2026
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In between dancing and singing and falling backward in the hands of fellow performers, Bad Bunny stops at what looks like a bar on set to get a drink from none other than Brooklyn’s legendary owner of one of the last surviving Puerto Rican social clubs in New York City.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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After the Pay-1 deal term expires, the film enters the Pay-2 window, where the studio exclusively licenses it to another streaming platform for additional revenue.—
Joseph M. Singer,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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The last major nuclear arms control treaty between Russia and the United States expires Thursday, ushering in an era without caps set by the world’s largest nuclear powers.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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The agreement includes a claw back provision that requires repayment of a portion of the incentive if QT9 ceases operating at the building within six years of occupying it.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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The world never ceases to produce grist for discussion.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
30 Dec. 2025
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Under the current proposal, the regulatory pathway could also be imposed on Healthy Rivers and Landscapes participants if the State Water Board concludes the voluntary approach is falling short.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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The daytime talk show will end its run after its seventh season concludes in the fall.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Should any of these conditions not be met, the contract halts and notifies all relevant parties.—
Matthew Kayser,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Jan. 2026
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Flights at New York City at LaGuardia Airport and JFK faced slight delays and halts Saturday afternoon.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Winks (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/winks%20%28out%29. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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