expire
verb
, usually for senses vi 3 and vt 2 ek-\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for expire
Synonyms
break off, break up, cease, close, conclude, dead-end, determine, die, discontinue, elapse, end, finish, go, halt, lapse, leave off, let up, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up, wink (out)
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The baby makes gurgling noise at one point when Mallard announces that one lawmaker’s time to speak in the debate has expired. — Julia Webster, Time, "New Zealand House Speaker Feeds Lawmaker's Baby During Parliament Debate," 22 Aug. 2019 After an investigation, police and prosecutors said evidence of alleged abuse was discovered but that the timeframe for filing charges had had expired. — Washington Post, "Suit alleges security guards had sex with Illinois students," 20 Aug. 2019 That exemption would have expired Monday, but the Commerce Department extended it for another 90 days, as expected. — Fortune, "Trump Administration Gives Smaller Wireless Companies More Time to Cut Off Huawei," 19 Aug. 2019 More than 35,000 students statewide had expired blue slips and 6,758 had none at all, compared to 5,147 with exemptions. — al, "Thousands of Alabama students enroll without vaccine records," 18 Aug. 2019 At Tuesday’s Anaheim City Council meeting, Moreno said the one-year lease extension the council approved in January did not mean the current lease would expire when the extension does. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, "Angels have a third option in their stadium search," 14 Aug. 2019 District of Columbia Washington: An internal review of D.C. public schools shows more than 30% of employees have expired background checks. — USA TODAY, "Smokey Bear, tarantula trek, censoring Adam and Eve: News from around our 50 states," 9 Aug. 2019 The Gunners opted not to offer the 28-year-old a new deal after his previous one had expired, meaning the forward was free to talk to any number of suitors. — SI.com, "Watford Confirm Signing of Free Agent Danny Welbeck on 3-Year Deal," 7 Aug. 2019 The lawsuit claims that Darm’s alleged behavior ultimately forced Neubert to quit in March, after more than 11 years with the company and before her latest two-year contract had expired. — oregonlive.com, "Dr. Darm, known for his commercials on Portland TV, kept hair clippings in office safe, spoke of poisonings, lawsuit claims," 29 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'expire.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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