terminate
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Synonyms & Antonyms for terminate
Synonyms: Verb
close, close out, complete, conclude, end, finish, round (off or out), wind up, wrap up
Antonyms: Verb
begin, commence, inaugurate, open, start
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Examples of terminate in a Sentence
Verb
The branches of that tree terminate in flower clusters. The rail line terminates in Boston. You have to terminate the program before the computer will shut down properly. His contract was terminated last month. He was terminated last month. Plans are being made to terminate unproductive employees.
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Legislation that has passed the assembly and senate would allow parents whose rights have been terminated by a court to have visitation rights. — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, "How about a Foster-Care Revolution?," 9 Sep. 2019 McDermott’s contract was terminated Aug. 11, making rookie Austin Cutting the team’s long snapper. — Chris Tomasson, Twin Cities, "Vikings reached injury settlement with Kevin McDermott, including paying for elbow surgery," 23 Aug. 2019 Two weeks ago, a six-member jury sided with the city in the high-stakes lawsuit, validating Mayor Luke Bronin’s decision to terminate the developers, Centerplan Construction Co. and DoNo Hartford. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com, "Fired Hartford ballpark developers push back in court against jury’s verdict that city’s termination was justified," 15 July 2019 While Dallas Fire-Rescue investigates the report, DART has terminated its trains at the Victory, West End, Pearl/Arts District and Deep Ellum stations. — Dallas News, "Report of fire near DART station in downtown Dallas causes delays," 15 July 2019 So far, more than $500 million worth of tax breaks have been terminated, either voluntarily or through legal action. — Jeff Pillets, ProPublica, "More Instances of Fraud and Mismanagement Over New Jersey Tax Incentives Surface in New Report," 18 June 2019 When Pentagon officials realized that BDM’s research was leading toward this highly unwelcome conclusion, the contract was abruptly terminated. — Andrew Cockburn, Harper's magazine, "The Military-Industrial Virus," 10 June 2019 Three were fired prior to the release of the video, and the fourth terminated Wednesday. — Suzanne Baker, Naperville Sun, "'Disturbing' video of calves being abused prompts Casey's Foods, Jewel to remove Fairlife dairy items," 5 June 2019 The activists estimate that 370 women, in a country with a population of 460,000, travel to terminate a pregnancy each year. — The Economist, "Malta is the last EU country to have a full ban on abortion," 27 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'terminate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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