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  • past participle of lapse.
  • past tense form of lapse.
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lapsed

[lapst] / læpst /


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Unless there was an error by the insurer, a lapsed policy has no death benefit.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

A lapsed Quaker and former foundry owner from Rhode Island with little previous military experience, Greene had become Washington’s most trusted lieutenant.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

It is uncertain whether renters will face rapidly rising rents now that the protection has lapsed.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

Interviewed on a Zambian YouTube news channel on Wednesday evening, Lungu family spokesman Makebi Zulu disputed that the appeals process had lapsed saying that the correct procedure had been followed.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

By then, I was a lapsed Catholic; my sisters and I had been pretty well Americanized since our arrival in this country a decade before, so really, I didn't have a good excuse.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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