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
“But if we are terminating HIV prevention contracts in the way that we anticipate ... it is not hyperbole to say it’s going to cost human lives.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2025
The announcement came a week after drugmakers Biogen and Ionis Pharmaceuticals said they are terminating development of BIIB105, an antisense oligonucleotide for ALS that showed disappointing results in an early-stage clinical study.
From Science Magazine ● May 22, 2024
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
