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lapsed 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of lapsed

as in expired

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verb

past tense of lapse

as in ended

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

Adjective

In most markets, the price increases only apply to new or lapsed subscribers. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 19 May 2026 This summer, McDonald's has leaned into new and limited-time menu items, as a move to attract more customers – returnees, as well as new and lapsed ones. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025

Verb

Cast options on the conspiracy thriller meets police procedural have lapsed, Deadline previously reported, meaning NBC is not keeping any of the stars exclusively tied to the show, a sign there is no life left in the project. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 6 July 2026 Since his status lapsed, Ortega started a GoFundMe in case his renewal doesn’t come in time for the new semester. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for lapsed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lapsed

Adjective

Inspectors found three violations, two of which were high priorities for operating with an expired license and rodent activity.

— Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
The eclipses this month (on August 12 and 28) may bring new people into your life, and potentially toss some expired connections out of it.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

Definition of expired

Verb

Brent crude futures ended last week down more than 7% following signals from Washington that an agreement with Tehran to unblock the vital maritime chokepoint was in sight.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
Edge rusher Jonathan Greenard is now in Philly, and he was replaced by third-year Dallas Turner, who ended 2025 on a high.

— Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of ended

Adjective

The Dania Beach headquarters campus that once served as the nerve center of now-defunct Spirit Airlines has been sold to a Boston hedge fund that served as the stalking horse bidder in a bankruptcy court auction.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
When one engine says something the others do not—an old title, a defunct affiliation, a dismissed lawsuit, a company the executive left—that is where the containment work has to happen.

— Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of defunct

Verb

Two national restaurant chains, Chipotle Mexican Grill and QDOBA, which had received peppers from Coast Citrus Distributors, stopped serving the jalapeños.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
Both restaurants stopped using them, while Coast Citrus recalled the remaining product and notified customers.

— Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of stopped

Adjective

The Maldives Coast Guard began an over and underwater search for the four remaining divers, but once Benedetti’s body was found, the authorities began working under the assumption that the four remaining divers were inside the cave.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
This cross-over dish is amazing as both a side and a light dessert.

— Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 7 May 2026

Definition of over

Verb

The National Labor Reform Party collapsed, Davis ended up with exactly one electoral vote, and the National Labor Union ceased to exist after 1873.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Studies suggest Imperial Japan’s sardine catch declined drastically and even ceased during the early 1940s, constraining the empire’s military power relying on fisheries resources.

— Pei-Hsu Lin, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of ceased

Verb

The incident came one day after the DEF CON security conference concluded in Las Vegas, and was first described on social media accounts that follow publicly available air-to-ground messages, known as ACARS.

— Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
The South Korean government investigation concluded that this was an institutional problem – mostly handled by one employee but done with the organization’s approval.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

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