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lapsed 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of lapsed

as in expired

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verb

past tense of lapse

as in ended

to come to an end the contract will lapse at the end of the year unless we renew

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Recent Examples of lapsed

Adjective

In most markets, the price increases only apply to new or lapsed subscribers. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 19 May 2026 This summer, McDonald's has leaned into new and limited-time menu items, as a move to attract more customers – returnees, as well as new and lapsed ones. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025

Verb

At the federal level, restoring the enhanced premium tax credits that lapsed at the start of this year would be one of the most direct ways to improve marketplace affordability and stability. — Amber Bellazaire, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 Other American zoos sent pandas back to China before that as loan agreements lapsed. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lapsed

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Adjective

The Colts star was not arrested, but was cited for an expired registration and given a summons for possession of marijuana, per ESPN.

— Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2026
Troopers found that the vehicle had an expired Ohio registration, the warrant affidavit said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of expired

Verb

Three outside law professors who reviewed the materials at the request of The Post said West Point's actions appear to violate the order issued by Judge Cathy Seibel in September that ended a lawsuit filed by a civilian professor at the academy.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Moussa Diabaté, who ended the game with 11 points, had 11 rebounds in the first half, including eight on the offensive end.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of ended

Adjective

The 307-mile Great Redwood Trail planned along a defunct Northern California rail line is colliding with the Wailaki tribe, as members decry hikers trampling ancestral villages and graves.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Balaban & Katz also founded Chicago's first commercial television station, the long-defunct WBKB-TV Channel 4.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of defunct

Verb

Meanwhile, Russia's civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, said Friday afternoon that all four Moscow airports -- Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky -- stopped flights arriving and departing for security reasons.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
If only the Hornets could have stopped the game after one possession apiece.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of stopped

Adjective

The Maldives Coast Guard began an over and underwater search for the four remaining divers, but once Benedetti’s body was found, the authorities began working under the assumption that the four remaining divers were inside the cave.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
This cross-over dish is amazing as both a side and a light dessert.

— Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 7 May 2026

Definition of over

Verb

The flagship journal has stopped accepting manuscripts and grant reviews, fundraisers, and educational activities have ceased.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026
After dramatically reducing the number of children in hotels over the past three years, DHS ceased the practice entirely in November 2025.

— Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of ceased

Adjective

Whether machines can make conventional money obsolete remains an open question.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Advertisement That prescription has rankled many cybersecurity experts who scoff at the possibility that their expertise will be rendered obsolete.

— Harry Booth, Time, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of obsolete

Verb

Investigators concluded those underlying allegations were not substantiated.

— Derek James, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
The rap superstar followed up its release with her first headlining arena run, dubbed the Little Miss Drama Tour, which began in February and concluded in April last year.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026

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