Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigSuggestions(1)
The phrase "a pretext to terminate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a reason or justification that is not the real reason for ending a relationship, contract, or employment.
Example: "The company used a pretext to terminate her employment, claiming poor performance when the real issue was her outspoken nature."
Alternatives: "a guise for dismissal" or "a cover for termination".
Exact(2)
Mired in debt, the city sold the building to an investor who found a pretext to terminate the leases.
Investigative units routinely look at individuals who have been seriously ill to see if there's anything in their medical or prescription history they can use as a pretext to terminate their insurance.
Similar(58)
It has also accused the South of making unreasonable demands as a pretext to terminating the Kaesong project.
But the plaintiffs claim that the police use the program as a pretext to stop people who leave those buildings.
Evergrande Health says Faraday Future is using this as a pretext to deprive Season Smart of its shareholder rights to approve Faraday Future's future financing plans and terminate its agreements with Season Smart.
A pretext to detain a foreign national?
Chinese police like to use accusations of economic crimes as a pretext to lock up dissidents.
The attempt to regulate online content is clearly a pretext to controlling the runaway online market.
"This may be used, may be manipulated, used as a pretext to do something," he said.
He added, "America just wants a pretext to intervene in Syrian affairs after the revolution".
Ayatollah Khamenei said the protest was nothing more than a pretext to disturb the peace.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com