as in finished
brought or having come to an end
the recently ended season was one of the best that the baseball team ever had
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as in concluded
to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point
let's end the meeting with a short prayer
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as in ceased
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
unfortunately, an argument ended their date, and they're still not speaking to each other
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as in stopped
to come to an end
a book so good that you hate to see it end
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as in died
to stop living
a great general, who ended on the field of battle
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Recent Examples of ended
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
While the Heat’s losing skid continued, another streak ended.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
However, an avalanche, which claimed the lives of multiple sherpas in 2014, ended the shoot early.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
But when the regular session ended without the bill’s passage, Abbott blamed Straus, called a special session, and added the bill back on to the agenda.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The former Georgia Bulldog ended an 854-day drought and won $4 million out of the $20 million purse.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Regardless of how her Love Is Blind journey ended, Sara doesn't regret anything.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
For much of the country, the Cold War ended quite some time ago.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
But once filming ended, everything changed.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
Herro ended the night with eight points on 3-of-11 shooting from the field, 0-of-1 shooting on threes and 2-of-2 shooting from the foul line, three rebounds, four assists and six turnovers in 39 minutes.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
While the Heat’s losing skid continued, another streak ended.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
However, an avalanche, which claimed the lives of multiple sherpas in 2014, ended the shoot early.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
But when the regular session ended without the bill’s passage, Abbott blamed Straus, called a special session, and added the bill back on to the agenda.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The former Georgia Bulldog ended an 854-day drought and won $4 million out of the $20 million purse.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Regardless of how her Love Is Blind journey ended, Sara doesn't regret anything.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
For much of the country, the Cold War ended quite some time ago.
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
But once filming ended, everything changed.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ended
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While the raw jade material in her jewelry is from Myanmar, the finished products are imported from China.—
Hannah Lang and Judith Langowski,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Canadiens are not a finished product, far from it, but this represents an important step for one of the youngest teams in the league, one that had grown tired of losing and decided to do something about it.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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The mold company's report also concluded that the Wright's apartment was uninhabitable and that the Wright's belongings needed to be replaced due to extremely high levels of mold, the lawsuit said.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American-Statesman,
27 Dec. 2024
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In previous conflicts with Hamas, many Israeli strikes were approved only after officers concluded that no civilians would be hurt.—
Patrick Kingsley,
New York Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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Most importantly, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 1994 and ceased all political activities soon afterward.—
W. James Antle III,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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The New York Giants’ high hopes for him last year quickly faded and completely ceased after the Giants lost in overtime to the Carolina Panthers in Germany — a game in which Jones only threw for 190 yards and was intercepted twice.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For those of us who love the series, haven’t stopped playing it since it was released in October 2023, and who own every Alter Ego, this is good news.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Wings can core her, but that hasn’t stopped stars in the past.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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At the time, Colorado had recorded 25 cases, including seven infants who were stillborn or died within months of birth from complications of the infection, and Herlihy said that the state could have more than 100 cases if nothing changed.—
Meg Wingerter,
The Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2025
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Nunn died in 2016 from leukemia at age 63.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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After an impressive 380-day reign as the Women's World Champion, her momentum was abruptly halted in April 2024 when an injury, courtesy of Liv Morgan, forced her to relinquish the title.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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Liverpool also haven’t won a penalty in four games, which has halted him in his tracks of recording the most prolific Premier League season ever for goal involvements (Salah has scored all nine of the penalties Liverpool have won, the most in the Premier League).—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The union maintained that the clause no longer applied because the contract had expired.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2025
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In September 2028, when all current syndication deals with stations will have expired, a new arrangement would allow for same day televising and streaming episodes.—
Brad Adgate,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Related article Damage to ancient Hadrian’s Wall confirmed after famous UK tree ‘deliberately felled’ Jon Stokes, director of trees, science and research at the Tree Council, said in the trust’s statement that ancient oaks can live up to 1,000 years.—
Olivia Kemp,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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In some scenes of the film, the relationship remains much closer as in Myanmar, where loggers use elephants to move giant trees felled for timber.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Ended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ended. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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