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bound, boundary, cap, ceiling, confines, end, extent, limit, limitation, line
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No explanation was given for Dunaway’s termination. — Rachel Yang, EW.com, "Faye Dunaway fired from Broadway-bound play Tea at Five," 24 July 2019 The defendant, who denied being the father, argued that the Constitution required that paternity be shown by clear and convincing evidence — the standard the Supreme Court earlier mandated for the termination of parental rights. — Stephen L. Carter, Twin Cities, "Stephen L. Carter: Five opinions that show Justice Stevens’s greatness," 21 July 2019 According to online court documents, the court will allow for early termination of his probation, after six months, if approved by the parole agent. — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A paramedic gets probation after showing up to a training at the Elm Grove Police Department drunk and armed," 9 July 2019 Roughly two weeks after Hampton made Southworth's dismissal public on Twitter, Gov. Matt Bevin's chief of staff, Blake Brickman, took responsibility for the termination. — Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, "The firing of Lt. Gov. Hampton's aide has sparked a GOP civil war in Kentucky. Here's how," 17 June 2019 Trump responded by suing those owners, too, demanding $75 million for wrongful termination. — Heather Vogell, ProPublica, "Trump Companies Accused of Tax Evasion in Panama," 3 June 2019 Cause for termination: a series of offensive tweets, in most cases about a decade old, that were circulated by a right-wing media personality. — Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge, "The year of deleted tweets," 27 Dec. 2018 The reasons for Grove’s termination have not been made public, but the Dolphins had a brutal string of injuries last year, most notably a knee injury that cost Ryan Tannehill the entire season. — Adam H. Beasley, miamiherald, "Miami Dolphins hire new athletic trainer to replace Ryan Grove," 12 Feb. 2018 Barnett said the end result could have been a termination of city pickup, with residents forced to contract for refuse collection on their own. — Brian Lisik, cleveland.com, "Brunswick curbside recycling program working through bumps in the road," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'termination.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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