terminate
verb (used with object)
to bring to an end; put an end to.
are terminating
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present progressiveof terminate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Increasingly, they are terminating accounts once they learn an American customer has left the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025
Some are terminating existing contracts to supply power to utilities and seeking new ones — or threatening such moves, figuring there will be plenty of demand for clean power in the future.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
Banks will also be required to spell out why they are terminating a bank account, but there will be limited exceptions to such requirements, for example when investigations into criminal activity are ongoing.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2023
Japan’s science system has many such temporary workers—but rather than fully hire them, institutions are terminating their jobs.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 5, 2022
“Your egregious behavior and conscious disregard for the health and safety of others is completely unacceptable. For these reasons, we are terminating your employment…effective July 31.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2020
