winked (out)

verb

Definition of winked (out)next
past tense of wink (out)
as in stopped
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 winked (out)
  1. stopped
  2. ended
  3. expired
  4. concluded
  5. ceased
  6. halted
  7. passed
  8. died
Verb
  • The North Carolina State Highway Patrol stopped the car on I-40 near the Duplin County line using a PIT maneuver, according to the release.
    Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But that’s where the punishment stopped — and Pospisil was rewarded.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of stopped
Verb
  • That proved to be a toxic relationship that ended badly, with Louis and Claudia nearly killing Lestat and running away to Europe.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Starbucks said Workers United prematurely ended discussions this week.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of ended
Verb
  • When his contract at San Siro expired in the summer of 2023, the Slovakia international opted to join PSG, and that move has not panned out for him.
    Adam Digby, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • After Noel's tenure as sheriff expired in 2022, current Sheriff Scottie Maples' staff discovered a wiretap that led from the assistant chief's office to Noel's former office.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of expired
Verb
  • Months later, the Department of Justice concluded that five Texas juvenile detention centers violated children's constitutional and civil rights.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The team concluded that despite the vaccine eligibility expansion, the public was still largely unaware of the risks of HPV and the benefits of the HPV vaccine.
    Maggie O'Neill, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of concluded
Verb
  • After the passage of the bill, the Sixteen Thirty Fund ceased its giving in Ohio to a redistricting ballot initiative that failed in November.
    Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
  • But as Sharpe went on to explain, the laughter that was coming from his Southwestern teammates that day ceased immediately after he was given an opportunity to perform on the practice field.
    Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of ceased
Verb
  • During Hurricanes Debby and Helene immigration enforcement activities were temporarily halted along evacuation routes, shelters and distribution sites for emergency supplies.
    Nate Perez, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Before the surgery halted his season in 2022 and cost him all of 2023, Buehler was a 16-game winning in 2021, whose 70 points were good for a fourth-place finish in the NL Cy Young race behind Corbin Burnes.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of halted
Verb
  • Countless people passed through Michigan Central on their way to help the cause, including unprecedented numbers of women, symbolized by Rosie the Riveter.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Thanks to the Byrd rule, any bill passed under reconciliation cannot increase the deficit beyond the fiscal years covered—that's usually limited to 10 years (and why tax cuts rarely last forever).
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of passed
Verb
  • After a lifetime of making people laugh, Newhart died on July 18 at his home in Los Angeles.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Adams Earley died in 2002 at age 83 in Dayton.
    Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of died
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