ELAPSING Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

elapsing

verb

present participle of elapse

as in expiring

to come to an end in those coin-operated binoculars at scenic areas your viewing time seems to elapse almost before it has begun

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Recent Examples of elapsing But with Barcelona signing Anthony Gordon, and Rashford’s £40m release clause for other clubs elapsing last week, a new set of negotiations is required for his exit. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026

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Costs for consumers in the Affordable Care Act marketplace have soared amid expiring ACA premium subsidies, and insurance affordability poses a political threat to Republicans during upcoming midterm elections.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Only three players — Carrington, Cloud, Rachel Banham— are on expiring deals, with Sydney Taylor expected to return as an exclusive rights free agent.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of expiring

Verb

Angels shortstop Zach Neto capped a 12-pitch at-bat in the eighth with a solo homer off Phillies reliever Jonathan Bowlan, tying the score 1-1 and ending a string of 30 consecutive innings without an extra-base hit for the Angels.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Sony has committed to ending production of new PlayStation discs starting in 2028, but Xbox has taken advantage of the negative sentiment around that, talking about game preservation with a new, rather cool, disc-to-digital system.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of ending

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There is really no way to talk about the film unless one falls back on wispy vagaries and pointed allusions to cinematic precedents, or just explaining the act one set-up and then stopping with the warning that things get really weird thereafter.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Plain water can help remove waste from the blood into the urine, stopping kidney stones from forming.

— Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of stopping

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Executive-produced by Shawn Carter (Jaÿ-Z) and Rubin, who also directs, two new episodes will debut on Mubi every Saturday, concluding with episodes seven and eight on Saturday, 10 October.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
Judge Buckelew has set the first week of October as his target to have a jury empaneled and begin opening statements, with broader sights on concluding the trial by Thanksgiving.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of concluding

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But the index has stayed within 2% of the peak, the pullbacks so far halting a handful of points above what had been the top of the former multi-month range.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Harris credited Aledo’s coaching staff for halting the Panthers' offense in the second half.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of halting

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License plate recognition uses a network of cameras on public roads that take pictures of passing vehicles, extract information about them and store it in a database for law enforcement use.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
After passing through Denver, expect to ascend the Rockies, glide over Utah’s salt flats, past red rock canyons, and along the Sierra Nevadas.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of passing

Verb

But with La Liga’s champions now signing fellow England wide man Anthony Gordon from Newcastle, and Rashford’s £40million release clause for other teams lapsing last week, a new set of negotiations will be required for his exit.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
The White House referred questions about the executive order lapsing to the Treasury Department.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026

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