terminates

verb

present tense third-person singular of terminate
1
as in ends
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point we need to terminate the discussion for this evening, but we'll resume tomorrow morning

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2
as in ceases
to come to an end this class will terminate with the arrival of Memorial Day

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3
as in defines
to mark the limits of terminated the area set aside for the runners to change their clothes with a series of folding screens

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4
as in assassinates
to put to death deliberately the operative's covert mission was to terminate the leader of the opposition

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5
as in removes
to let go from office, service, or employment he was terminated for constantly coming in to work late

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Recent Examples of terminates That post-mortem right, though, terminates no longer than 70 years after an individual’s passing. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 June 2026 When a glacier terminates in a lake, the warmth of the water can speed up the ice’s melting, making the glacier flow faster, thin and retreat, thereby expanding the size of the lake. — Dan McGrath, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026 Taking in Wiggins without sending out any salary likely terminates any notion of the Hawks operating as a cap-room team this summer. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 June 2026 That appears to be behaving a bit like an oceanic hot spot, leaving a trail of massive eruptions across the Snake River Plain that terminates at the immense calderas beneath present-day Yellowstone. — ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026 Over the summer, Hobart comes to life as its beaches and waterways are populated with happy locals and the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race terminates in the harbor. — Riley Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026 Andrew Fleischman, a Georgia defense attorney who is not involved in Moore's case, said that means authorities could seek murder charges against a woman who intentionally terminates her pregnancy after there's cardiac activity. — CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026 And Republicans are on the clock, operating under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, which terminates military operations after 60 without congressional approval. — Claudia Grisales, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026 Two of the most important alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz are Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, which terminates at the Red Sea port of Yanbu, and the United Arab Emirates' ADCOP pipeline, which feeds the export terminal at Fujairah. — Victor Ordonez, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminates
  1. ends
  2. ceases
  3. defines
  4. assassinates
  5. removes
  6. concludes
  7. stops
  8. executes
Verb
  • Find your favorite before the deal ends, and check out more bedding from Bloomhaven below.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
  • After physical disk production ends, new games will be available exclusively in digital format from the PlayStation Store, an online shop for PlayStation games, and at retailers.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of ends
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  • This is not only devastating because Aang appears fatally injured, but because if an Avatar dies in the Avatar State, the entire cycle of Avatar reincarnation ceases and the earth’s balance is forever lost.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • What is surprising—indeed, almost shocking—is when a particular fashion ceases to change.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
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  • The cruise line’s Marella Explorer 2 also offers cruises exclusively for grown-ups, which the line defines as those 17 and older.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • The company’s bet is that the same speed that defines its team can be brought to the systems companies rely on every day.
    — Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Definition of defines
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  • That assassinates Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sparking retaliatory attacks by Iran across the Middle East.
    — Jill Lawrence, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Soleimani assassination | Trump orders a drone strike in Iraq that assassinates Qasem Soleimani, an influential Iranian military commander.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Definition of assassinates
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  • Laparoscopic excision surgery, in which a specialist carefully removes endometriosis lesions, is widely considered the gold-standard surgical treatment and can improve both pain and fertility outcomes.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Faster clinical brain imaging The new design removes one of the biggest bottlenecks in conventional computer architecture, where memory and processors are physically separated.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
Definition of removes
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  • Compiled by the Associated Press That concludes today’s newsletter.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Downtown Sacramento was awash in Dodger blue as thousands of fans poured into the capital city for a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the A’s that concludes Wednesday.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of concludes
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  • Santorini stops being only a view and starts behaving like a place again.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Workforce needs, customer expectations, and business conditions evolve, and leaders have to be willing to adjust if the model stops delivering results.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 30 June 2026
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  • But changing how the world executes agreements was never just about software.
    — Keith Krach, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • This command executes malicious code inside the AppleScript directly.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Definition of executes

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