as in to expire
to come to an end
in those coin-operated binoculars at scenic areas your viewing time seems to elapse almost before it has begun
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Recent Examples of elapse
For example, 17 years elapsed between the Dallas-Pittsburgh duel in ’79 and the Troy Aikman-Neil O’Donnell version in 1996, while a 13-year buffer stood between the Pats-Eagles bookends.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2025
After the 20 minutes have elapsed, layer the ginger, cabbage, and fish on top of the rice in that order.
—Ingu Chen, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2025
Nearly three minutes of game time elapsed before either team scored a field goal in the second half.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2025
Daniels passed for 299 yards and two touchdowns in the 45-31 win, displaying poise as the final minutes elapsed.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2025
After the 20 minutes have elapsed, layer the ginger, cabbage, and fish on top of the rice in that order.
—Ingu Chen, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2025
Nearly three minutes of game time elapsed before either team scored a field goal in the second half.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2025
Daniels passed for 299 yards and two touchdowns in the 45-31 win, displaying poise as the final minutes elapsed.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elapse
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Most expire at the end of the year, and if that happens, tax rates would revert to pre-2017 levels that would raise many taxes.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Feb. 2025
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Kimmich’s terms at the Allianz Arena expire on June 30, 2025.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Don’t stop the agreement that has already brought dozens of hostages back to us.—
Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Often, women would wear the same watch for years, so why did the younger generations ever stop?—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
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Details: The parade begins at 6pm on Monday, March 17 at 6th and Nicollet and ends at 12th and Nicollet.—
Nick Halter,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average, meanwhile, ended the session down 188.04 points, or 0.43%, after being up as much as 245.34 points earlier in the day.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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The program ended in the early 1960s after a member of the CIA Inspector General's staff learned of MKUltra's experiments and ordered them to cease all experimentation on non-consenting subjects.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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On Thursday, the university, a historically Black institution, ordered the fraternity chapter to cease all activities and suspended pledging for all Greek organizations for the rest of the academic year.—
Neil Vigdor,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Russian assaults are down from up to 60 per day to as few as 18, CDS concluded.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The decision also suggests the court in at least some cases is prepared to stand behind trial judges who conclude the administration might be violating the law.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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In some of the first practical consequences of that rupture, U.S. shipments of weapons and equipment already en-route to Ukraine were halted Monday night, a U.S. defense official told NBC News.—
Artem Grudinin,
NBC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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All live-fire exercises in the current drill were halted until the investigation to determine the exact reason for the accident was finished.—
Hakyung Kate Lee,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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That application lapsed in a lukewarm market, and Mixue filed a fresh application last month.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Deadline has confirmed with sources that the Academy’s exclusive negotiating window with the Oscars’ longtime broadcaster ABC has lapsed, and the organization is expected to shop the marquee ceremony to other networks and platforms.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
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The host’s original intent was to allocate an equal slice to each child’s branch, thus, if one child is absent, that branch’s share is passed along to that child’s offspring.—
Ashley Case,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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While Hackman was not one of the actors listed by Chalamet in his speech, in the immediate aftermath of his passing, many have been quick to define the two-time Oscar winner similarly as one of the greatest performers to ever burn up the stage and screen.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Elapse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elapse. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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