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dead-endedverbpast tense of dead-end to come to an endafter several fruitless years, the research seems to have simply dead-ended broke off, broke up, ceased, closed, concluded, determined, died, discontinued, elapsed, ended, expired, finished, halted, lapsed, left off, let up, passed, quit(also quitted), stopped, terminated, went, winked (out), wound up(also winded up) desisted (from), laid off (of), refrained (from)gave over(British), knocked off, packed (up or in)broke down, conked (out), cut out, stalledpaused, stayed, suspendedabated, petered (out), wound down(also winded down) bit the dust continued, hung on, persisted drew out, extended, prolonged, protracted |