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as in limits
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 demises
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 endings
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 terminations
Ongoing Drinking Water Recalls Despite the recent terminations, at least two other drinking water brands are still recalled, according to FDA records.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
The terminations come as other drinking water brand recalls remain in place.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
From ultimatums to contract terminations, here’s what to know.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
The company showed leniency toward workers who hadn’t exhibited a long-term pattern of breaching the policy, but only on occasion, by issuing warnings rather than terminations to those employees.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
These terminations are separate from the team restructurings and took place last week, the FT report said.
—Chandni Shah, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Pregnancy terminations have long been part of medical treatment for patients with serious complications, as a way to to prevent sepsis, organ failure and other major problems.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Naturally oversight hearings, reports, and consistent legislative action will be needed to ensure that agency terminations aren’t undone by future administrations.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
The terminations come as other drinking water brand recalls remain in place.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
From ultimatums to contract terminations, here’s what to know.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
The company showed leniency toward workers who hadn’t exhibited a long-term pattern of breaching the policy, but only on occasion, by issuing warnings rather than terminations to those employees.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
These terminations are separate from the team restructurings and took place last week, the FT report said.
—Chandni Shah, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Pregnancy terminations have long been part of medical treatment for patients with serious complications, as a way to to prevent sepsis, organ failure and other major problems.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Naturally oversight hearings, reports, and consistent legislative action will be needed to ensure that agency terminations aren’t undone by future administrations.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminations
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There’s also the corresponding Van Neumann bottleneck, describing limitations in transfer between the CPU and the memory.John Werner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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In addition, dengue vaccines, introduced in countries like Peru, Brazil and Argentina, offer hope but also face limitations as they're meant mostly for children and are most effective in those already infected with dengue once.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Popular on Variety Syria’s 13-year civil war has led to more than 500,000 deaths and forced millions of Syrians to leave their homeland according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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No deaths or injuries have been reported, the city of Malibu said.Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Likewise, set boundaries on content consumption.Shay Levister, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Gracefully opting out Navigating the discomfort of setting boundaries around gift-giving traditions can be challenging.Julianna Bragg, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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School closures also impacted San Diego County due to preemptive power outages and inclement weather, the county’s Office of Education posted on social media Tuesday.Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The closures mark a turning point for the city’s migrant crisis.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
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The jury was asked to draw starkly different conclusions from the evidence.Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Data can be used to remove some of the guesswork, helping your managers draw meaningful conclusions about past performance and gain a lens into their teams’ potential future performance.Arnab Mishra, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Terminations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terminations. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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