terminates

verb

present tense third-person singular of terminate
1
as in ends
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point we need to terminate the discussion for this evening, but we'll resume tomorrow morning

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2
as in ceases
to come to an end this class will terminate with the arrival of Memorial Day

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3
as in defines
to mark the limits of terminated the area set aside for the runners to change their clothes with a series of folding screens

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4
as in assassinates
to put to death deliberately the operative's covert mission was to terminate the leader of the opposition

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5
as in removes
to let go from office, service, or employment he was terminated for constantly coming in to work late

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Recent Examples of terminates With the Bridge program scheduled to expire at the end of 2027, a question looms regarding what will happen when the initiative terminates. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 The Waiting Game Is the Smart Game In short, the Raptors are wise to wait to see whether the NBA finds the Clippers at fault and, in doing so, terminates Leonard’s contract or suspends him. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026 Taking in Wiggins without sending out any salary likely terminates any notion of the Hawks operating as a cap-room team this summer. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 June 2026 Over the summer, Hobart comes to life as its beaches and waterways are populated with happy locals and the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race terminates in the harbor. — Riley Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026 That post-mortem right, though, terminates no longer than 70 years after an individual’s passing. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 June 2026 That appears to be behaving a bit like an oceanic hot spot, leaving a trail of massive eruptions across the Snake River Plain that terminates at the immense calderas beneath present-day Yellowstone. — ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026 And Republicans are on the clock, operating under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, which terminates military operations after 60 without congressional approval. — Claudia Grisales, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026 Two of the most important alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz are Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, which terminates at the Red Sea port of Yanbu, and the United Arab Emirates' ADCOP pipeline, which feeds the export terminal at Fujairah. — Victor Ordonez, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminates
  1. ends
  2. ceases
  3. defines
  4. assassinates
  5. removes
  6. concludes
  7. stops
  8. executes
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  • Those hoping the Iran war ends soon currently face disappointment.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Clarify the roles, choose a timeline, and schedule the next check-in before the conversation ends.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of ends
Verb
  • The turf needs this lead time to absorb the nutrients before growth ceases in winter.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Melting then ceases, leaving a thin crust on the surface of the fragment.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of ceases
Verb
  • Pool companies, professionals and builders can embrace this consumer shift and provide an all-encompassing experience that defines what pool ownership will look like going forward.
    — Jon Viner, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The museum defines an unprovoked attack as when a shark bites a human in its own habitat without any provocation by the human.
    — Heather McCarron, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
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  • That assassinates Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sparking retaliatory attacks by Iran across the Middle East.
    — Jill Lawrence, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Soleimani assassination | Trump orders a drone strike in Iraq that assassinates Qasem Soleimani, an influential Iranian military commander.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Definition of assassinates
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  • The new approach removes the plug altogether by pairing two paper-thin nickel-titanium films that work in tandem.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
  • To prove to Miles that Sarah is telling the truth—that his work will lead to humanity’s near-annihilation—the T-800 removes the skin from his hand and forearm, revealing the cyber skeleton underneath.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of removes
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  • Three-quarters of the way through an all-in-all pretty thrilling Reacher season, a picaresque episode introduces still another villain and concludes on a particularly dire cliffhanger.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • His departure concludes one of the most successful coaching tenures in junior college football history.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of concludes
Verb
  • The metalpoint tool sometimes slips or skitters; the fountain pen sometimes stops working—though, deprived of vision, the artist is unaware, and keeps drawing the now-invisible line.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a tender, surprising moment of reconciliation in the novel’s final pages — the place where story stops.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
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  • In moderate traffic conditions, BlueCruise executes all of the above smoothly and predictably without requiring driver input.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Assume, further, that management executes well and that the efficiencies are real.
    — Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
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“Terminates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminates. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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