terminations

noun

plural of termination
1
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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2
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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3
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 Lower court judges had postponed the terminations of the programs. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026 The terminations were made even though countries such as Haiti and Syria remain dangerous, immigration lawyers said. — Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 The Justice Department argued not just that the terminations were done legally but also that the law creating the program bars judges from reviewing any part of the government’s decision-making process. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 June 2026 The opposition to the media restrictions and volunteer terminations was first made public earlier this month through an open letter signed by 121 current and former shelter volunteers. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 19 June 2026 But Federal Register notices announcing the terminations said country conditions had improved enough. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026 All three of those reasons for CEO terminations describe leaders who couldn't commit, make tough calls, or grapple with the ambiguity inherent in most executive decisions. — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 Together, the two cases stem from a turbulent stretch for county leadership marked by abrupt terminations, shifting majorities on the county commission and accusations from commissioners themselves that personnel decisions were politically motivated. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026 The law, the motion asserts, required Spirit to provide 60 days’ notice in advance of the job terminations under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terminations
  1. limits
  2. demises
  3. endings
  4. limitations
  5. deaths
  6. cessations
  7. lines
  8. dissolutions
Noun
  • Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Plano for June 7th - June 13th, 2026.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026
  • The Nathan’s Famous contest is a mix of athleticism and testing human limits.
    — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of limits
Noun
  • SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company Musk founded in 2002, has endured a few more fiery demises of the mammoth Starship rocket since that explosive debut.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
Definition of demises
Noun
  • Scammers often create sites that appear close to the real thing but include extra words, odd spelling or strange endings.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • Concluding the elite races were the amateur groups, which featured dramatic endings on both the men’s and women’s sides.
    — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of endings
Noun
  • Local services and programs affected by the weather included some office closings and even limitations on waterpark hours.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Claims about savings, refunds, fees, limitations and problem-solving should be clear to customers and AI systems.
    — Jordan Brannon, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of limitations
Noun
  • In 2024, roughly 48,800 Americans died by suicide, a slight decrease from the peak of nearly 49,500 deaths in this manner in 2022.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The Consumer Product Safety Commission also estimated that, in 2024, there were approximately 14,700 fireworks injuries and 11 deaths, marking a 50% increase over the year before.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Definition of deaths
Noun
  • Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.
    — Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of cessations
Noun
  • Allen also recommends avoiding light grout lines at all costs to prevent a stark contrast.
    — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 4 July 2026
  • Many injuries were reported in Wisconsin’s Walworth County after the storm toppled trees, knocked down power lines and damaged buildings, said Tom Hausner, undersheriff for the Walworth County Sheriff’s department.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of lines
Noun
  • The trailer teased screaming matches, tears, accusations of betrayal and clear dissolutions of multiple relationships — both romantic and platonic.
    — Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 27 May 2026
  • There could be more dissolutions and consolidations in the future.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
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