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Common collocations with terminate in American Collocation

terminate verb intransitive/transitive

US /ˈtɜrmɪˌneɪt/

suddenly or quickly

abruptly
speedily
suddenly

A stroke abruptly terminated his political career.

sooner than expected

early
prematurely
unexpectedly

The study was terminated prematurely, before all subjects had reached the intended three years follow up.

immediately

automatically
forthwith
immediately

Your membership will be terminated automatically if you stop the payments.

This exploitation of impoverished peoples must be terminated forthwith.

officially

formally
lawfully
officially

The bus service was formally terminated on the 1st January 2020.

in a friendly way

amicably

The best way forward for all the parties involved is to amicably terminate the contract.

by one side only

unilaterally

He alleged that any treaty ratified by the Senate could not be terminated unilaterally by the President.

legal agreement

agreement
arrangement
contract
lease
licence
membership
tenancy
treaty

Either party may terminate the contract by giving the other party 28 days notice in writing.

employment

appointment
employment

Employers sometimes offer an employee a compromise agreement when terminating their employment.

event or process

operation
proceedings
process
study

Eventually heavy rain terminated the proceedings.