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as in limitation
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
I've reached the termination of my patience with you kids
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as in demise
the act of ceasing to exist
feels that the voluntary termination of one's life should be left entirely up to the patient
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as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
at the termination of the movie, please throw away any empty food containers in the appropriate bins
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Recent Examples of termination
Meta’s past commitment and progress towards DEI make their abrupt termination of the program and corresponding team all the more alarming.
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Rebekah Bastian, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
And in wake of the golden-visa termination announcement, the demand has skyrocketed in recent days, according to luxe real estate investment firm Golden Partners.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria has been thrust into a profound energy crisis following the termination of a five-year gas transit agreement between Russia and Ukraine.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
Jeffco Public Schools did not immediately respond to a request for information about Weiss’s termination.
—Kristina Watrobski, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
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Rebekah Bastian, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
And in wake of the golden-visa termination announcement, the demand has skyrocketed in recent days, according to luxe real estate investment firm Golden Partners.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria has been thrust into a profound energy crisis following the termination of a five-year gas transit agreement between Russia and Ukraine.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
Jeffco Public Schools did not immediately respond to a request for information about Weiss’s termination.
—Kristina Watrobski, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for termination
Noun
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This is all down to memory-bandwidth limitations on the Nvidia cards, due to their 128-bit interface.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
25 Jan. 2025
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There is a proposal on the table for an increase to a $750 million cap, but even that comes with significant limitations that exclude key parts of a production’s budget.—
P.J. Byrne,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Jake walked us through some of the fallout from the demise, revealing that Apple TV+ viewers will be robbed of comedic turns from an all-star British cast that was set to include Jason Isaacs, Dawn French, Miranda Richardson, and Jamie and Natasia Demetriou.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Before this particular spacecraft reaches its watery demise, however, SpaceX will test a few other key objectives.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
15 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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These laxatives might be contaminated with life-threatening bugs In addition to testing positive for B. cepacia, samples from the bottles tested as having total aerobic microbial counts and total yeast and mold counts above acceptable limits.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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The order targets a federal waiver that the Biden administration granted to California, which allowed the state to set more stringent tailpipe pollution standards than the federal limits.—
Nidhi Sharma,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Not a general book on life after marital dissolution, or one about Meghan's past experience.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Several members of the coalition have repeatedly threatened to abandon the coalition if a deal was finalized – a move that would likely prompt the dissolution of Netanyahu's current government.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Ending birthright citizenship a campaign pledge The ending of birthright citizenship was a key piece of the Trump campaign's Agenda47 policy platform.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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After escaping a calamitous train crash in the ending of the movie, Ethan realizes The Entity is stashed aboard an old Russian submarine, but a foe from Ethan’s past named Gabriel (Esai Morales) is also on the trail.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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Cable news, following the end of the presidential election cycle, dropped by 27%.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2025
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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
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Charging someone with causing a death, however, has proved tricky at times.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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Rendered with all of the rich detail and disarming atmospherics that have characterized his work to date, Nosferatu is Eggers at the height of his powers: an astonishing, meticulously crafted, and oddly touching parable about desire, disease, and death.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Termination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/termination. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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