wink (out)

verb

Definition of wink (out)next
as in to stop
to come to an end she mused that it was as if her affection for him had just winked out one day

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wink (out)
  1. stop
  2. end
  3. expire
  4. conclude
  5. cease
  6. halt
  7. pass
  8. wind up
Verb
  • The Broad Fire burned around 33 acres, but its forward progress was stopped and firefighters were mopping up late Wednesday afternoon, Malibu’s city government said.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Behind every unresolved murder case is a family that never stopped mourning or yearning for justice.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of stop
Verb
  • Next week: Mesa Ridge at Montrose, TBA No. 3 Pueblo West beat No. 19 Golden, 49-7: Two weeks removed from their first loss of the season, the Cyclones ended a streak of three straight Round of 16 exits with a rout of Golden.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
  • The president-elect, who has vowed to end federal policies that encourage EV sales, has previously targeted environmental regulations that mandate lower-pollution emissions.
    Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of end
Verb
  • Just extending the expiring tax cuts would drive up deficits by $4.6 trillion over 10 years, and all of Trump’s campaign plans would add much as $7.75 trillion, according to estimates by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan fiscal watchdog group.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Gensler’s term expires in June 2026, but some researchers expect Gensler to resign from his post.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of expire
Verb
  • As first reported by the Associated Press, their discovery concludes a decades-long mystery about their whereabouts while highlighting numerous stories previously lost to history.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
  • If the settlement agreement says what specific claims the payments are for and ideally how they should be taxed, the IRS may say thank you, and conclude the audit.
    Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of conclude
Verb
  • People also could order food online to pick up at different locations with the Order Ahead program, but that service will cease when the Feed Rogers building opens and people can shop for their own food again.
    Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But as Trump’s presidency went on and his comments and actions didn’t cease to shock, Weymar and her Tiny Pricks community remained as emboldened as ever to bear witness to and record the political climate through craft.
    Gabby Shacknai, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of cease
Verb
  • The Biden administration has ramped up efforts that have so far failed to secure cease-fires to end Israel’s deadly assault on Gaza and secure the release of hostages still held by Hamas, as well as halt Israel’s bombardment and fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The plane maker had seen most of its airplane production halted since the middle of September as more than 32,000 of its unionized machinists went on strike .
    Sean Conlon, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of halt
Verb
  • The information passed along by Yaqi X. in 2023 and this year included flight, cargo and passenger data as well as details on the transportation of military equipment and people with ties to a German arms company, the statement said.
    Carlo Angerer, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • If Proposition 127 passed, mountain lions and bobcats could not be legally hunted, though Colorado Parks and Wildlife and regular citizens would still be able to legally kill animals that become a threat, in certain situations.
    Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of pass
Verb
  • Mendoza, coming off a 385-yard passing performance in the Bears’ 46-36 win over Wake Forest, wound up 22 for 34 for 225 yards.
    Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • This time around, that impulsivity might wind up thwarting, rather than empowering, the more extreme factions on his team.
    Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of wind up
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