as in stopped
to come to an end
the contract will lapse at the end of the year unless we renew
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Recent Examples of lapsed
Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
The finance drama, created by lapsed investment bankers Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, details the vertiginous rise and dizzying crash of the high-stakes trading world of the prestigious firm Pierpoint and its power-hungry upstarts.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 May 2025
Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
The last time the judiciary experienced staff furloughs during a shutdown was in 1995, when appropriations lapsed for three weeks until Congress reached a deal to end the standoff.
—ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The company also has added a light version and a non-alcoholic beer to Blue Moon’s portfolio in an effort to attract new and lapsed drinkers.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
The finance drama, created by lapsed investment bankers Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, details the vertiginous rise and dizzying crash of the high-stakes trading world of the prestigious firm Pierpoint and its power-hungry upstarts.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 May 2025
Adjective
What’s more, two critical trade preference programs—the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Haiti HOPE-HELP—lapsed on Tuesday without renewals.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
The last time the judiciary experienced staff furloughs during a shutdown was in 1995, when appropriations lapsed for three weeks until Congress reached a deal to end the standoff.
—ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lapsed
Verb
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Their contract has also expired.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Oct. 2025
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The most recent three-year contract expired September 28.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The fraternity says the chapter no longer exists and was defunct when Larsen sued.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Unlike Starlink’s self-burning design, uncontrolled debris from defunct satellites and rocket stages could survive atmospheric reentry and land on Earth.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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On Sunday, Jeanty was stopped for a loss or no gain on four of his 10 runs against light boxes, and overall, the Las Vegas Raiders were stuffed 11 times on 29 attempts — the most of any team in a game this season.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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This was a couple who had never stopped laughing at one another’s jokes, who still held hands like teenagers into their 50s.—
Bee Wilson,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In the over 40 years since Taxi ended, the show’s living castmates have stayed good friends, often reuniting.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Best bet: Over 9.5 Wins (+100 at FanDuel) -- 1 unit Best Las Vegas Raiders 2025 Win Total Bet The Raiders jumped out to me as a great over bet when win totals were released back in April.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Seven of the top flight’s 20 teams ended that campaign with a pass completion rate of less than 70 per cent.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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In April, Brazil ended visa-free travel for citizens of the US, Canada, and Australia, citing a lack of reciprocity.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Howitt and Aghion followed up with a theory on how creative destruction allows one technological advance to give way to another, so what's a breakthrough in one generation is obsolete by the next.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Far from being obsolete, language degrees are the very foundation for preparing graduates to use, guide and improve these technologies.—
Annie K. Lamar,
Mercury News,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Other areas, like transition program assistance, have ceased during the shutdown.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Eventually, the extended family gatherings ceased altogether.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Share or export the finished document by sending a Drive link, attaching it to an email, or downloading it to another app.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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But save for the Duffers, Levy, the writers and a few executives, that warm Sunday in Atlanta was indeed the first time anyone in that room had seen the finished script.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Lapsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lapsed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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