dead-ended

verb

past tense of dead-end
as in ended
to come to an end after several fruitless years, the research seems to have simply dead-ended

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dead-ended
  1. ended
  2. stopped
  3. expired
  4. concluded
  5. halted
  6. ceased
  7. terminated
  8. closed
Verb
  • The city experienced a recent peak of 719 homicides in 2022, a year before Johnson took office, and ended last year with 416, according to Chicago police statistics.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • This is one family’s experience of their last year in Connecticut after major hospitals abruptly ended gender-affirming medical care for trans youth.
    — Dr. SJ Job, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of ended
Verb
  • Group argued construction could be irreversible The National Trust for Historic Preservation, which is challenging the ballroom, had told the justices that the project would likely become irreversible unless it is stopped now.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Bilt, for its part, said the issue had to do with an earlier iteration of its credit cards that had stopped accepting customers.
    — Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of stopped
Verb
  • Well, yeah, those ACA enhancements that were originated during the pandemic, those actually expired at the end of this past year.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • And Turkey's 25-year gas import contract with Iran expired at the end of July, with no successor long-term deal announced.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 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
  • 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
  • Service on the Gloria funicular remains halted while the official investigation proceeds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of halted
Verb
  • According to Reuters, Qalibaf, the Iranian parliament speaker, said that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until military threats ceased and sanctions on Iran were lifted.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • History repeats itself Following the decline of prisoner importation in the early 20th century, West Virginia ceased to receive direct federal payments for housing prisoners.
    — Ella Siegrist, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of ceased
Verb
  • Fired Georgia Southern University employee Gemma Skuraton claimed in federal court last year she was terminated for defending the rights of transgender students.
    — Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Current mutually terminated 17-year-old Meila Brewer’s contract on Wednesday, further cutting down the depth options.
    — PJ Green September 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of terminated
Verb
  • The chip company closed a similar deal last month, striking a $6 billion structured agreement with Poolside, an open-weight model builder.
    — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Which essential services, such as banks and postal delivery, will be closed?
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of closed
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“Dead-ended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dead-ended. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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