as in to expire
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 elapse
O’Brien, who will only be 27 when his contract elapses, ought to be a safe enough bet.
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Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
Exactly 29 seconds elapsed from Pino busting down the door to shooting Richard, prosecutors noted.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Only three years elapsed between Batman Begins (the first of director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale's DC trilogy) and The Dark Knight.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Van Dijk’s goal against Arsenal was one, with Ibrahima Konate’s header against Wolverhampton Wanderers the other — although even that second one is debatable, given 30 seconds elapsed between Andy Robertson’s corner and the centre-back heading home.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
Exactly 29 seconds elapsed from Pino busting down the door to shooting Richard, prosecutors noted.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Only three years elapsed between Batman Begins (the first of director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale's DC trilogy) and The Dark Knight.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Van Dijk’s goal against Arsenal was one, with Ibrahima Konate’s header against Wolverhampton Wanderers the other — although even that second one is debatable, given 30 seconds elapsed between Andy Robertson’s corner and the centre-back heading home.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elapse
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Thus, as a reminder, don’t wait until the TCJA expires to do your estate planning!—
Darren T. Case,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The bilateral arms control treaty came into force the following year and is scheduled to expire in February 2026.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Presence follows you home, long after the camera has stopped rolling.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Identity fraud attacks rose by 73% between 2021 and 2023, and nothing seems to stop them.—
Rob Heidenreich,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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But Trump’s initial executive orders have gone far beyond that — including efforts to keep asylum-seekers in Mexico and end automatic citizenship.—
Amelia Thomson-Deveaux,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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Jamie Coughlin Silverman, Gabriel Silverman Thirty years after the Cold War ends, a former political prisoner of the East German secret police searches for the truth after learning his brother spied on him for the regime, and discovers the lasting effects of living in a surveillance state.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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One of my favorite coffee shops, Cafe De Leche, which had the most peaceful sunny patio — perfect for reading and catching up with a friend — ceased to exist.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Production has ceased on Season 2 of the Big Talk Studios series about an 18th-century highway robber, putting a cast and crew of hundreds out of work with nothing to show for their efforts.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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The show is slated to conclude its run on Sunday, Aug. 17.—
Stephen L. Betts,
Rolling Stone,
29 Jan. 2025
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Many elements of the image — such as the human hand — appear to be random, the office found, concluding that the user does not have sufficient control to claim authorship.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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These included halting the supply of life-saving drugs for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, as well as medical supplies for newborn babies, in countries supported by USAID around the globe, the memo reviewed by Reuters showed.—
Sriparna Roy,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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In a Napolitan News Service survey shared with Secrets, voters signaled support for the president’s moves to halt foreign aid, secure the border, and drain the swamp.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
29 Jan. 2025
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Cruise's option lapsed in 2004, leading DiCaprio to eventually purchase the rights to Larson's book himself in 2010.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Given recent precedent, the fragility of Israel's ruling coalition and the yawning gap between the belligerents, this deal is just as likely to collapse, or simply to lapse, as to foster a longer-term peace.—
Max Rodenbeck,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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On Thursday, the House passed the Fix Our Forests Act, a bipartisan measure that's intended to help prevent catastrophic wildfires and provide proper forest management as California continues.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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In the computer science world, this means that many AI have already passed the Turing test.—
Zain Jaffer,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Elapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elapse. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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