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ending

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verb

present participle of end
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Recent Examples of ending
Noun
This piece contains major spoilers for the ending of XO, Kitty Season 2. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025 Then came Wednesday afternoon against Karolina Muchova, a microcosm of the whole journey, and another sweet ending. Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
After ending 2024 with successive Premier League defeats, Enzo Maresca’s side contrived to throw away a lead late on as Crystal Palace rallied to claim a draw at Selhurst Park. Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025 The court ruled in his favor, ending the alimony payments. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for ending 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ending
Noun
  • Rams Hernández: Is this the end for Cooper Kupp with Rams?
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Addison Rae Easterling was born in Lafayette, a city on the southern end of Louisiana, to makeup artist Sheri Nicole Easterling and real-estate manager Monty Lopez.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Inspired by this dramatic step toward peace, the looming huge challenges ahead are surmountable: release of the remaining hostages, a permanent cessation of hostilities, humanitarian aid, and more.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Alongside Slovakia and Austria, Moldova was thought to be one of the countries most at risk from the cessation of Russian gas supplies.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Injuries, a declining offence and a disappointing bullpen all led to the club finishing last in the American League East.
    Kaitlyn McGrath, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The class in Nebraska six years ago featured Omaha Burke’s Xavier Watts, who is finishing an All-America career at Notre Dame in the CFP.
    Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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  • It can also be caused by significant stress, surgery, or stopping birth control pills.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 8 Jan. 2025
  • After stopping the vehicle, Jackson reportedly ran from the car with a gun in his hand, according to court records.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Former police chief Joe Chacon, who served in the role from 2021 to 2023, nixed a plan to do so after concluding that the sidewalks were too narrow and could not safely contain the swarms of people that flock to the area on weekends.
    Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Resistant to sacrifice, the country was concluding that intelligence, integrity and mastery of the issues were not enough for presidential success.
    Jonathan Alter, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Estate Taxes The federal estate tax exclusion for decedents dying in 2025 will increase to $13,990,000 per person, or $27,980,000 per married couple.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In the summer of 1976, Alice left Clinton to be with her father, who was dying.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Given that on landing its rotors broke off, that's a pretty definitive conclusion.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Studies have repeatedly found evidence that dairy may lower the risk of breast cancer but have reached differing conclusions about whether dairy promotes or staves off prostate cancer.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Like so many Angelenos, Cheyenne Shannon’s routine came to a halt in the hours after the devastating Palisades Fire broke out on the morning of Jan. 7, followed by the Eaton Fire in Altadena.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
  • And when Trump caught wind that the Biden administration was moving quickly to auction off border wall materials, Texas put that to a halt.
    Sharyl Attkisson, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Ending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ending. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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