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as in demise
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
we were all saddened by the death of our friend
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as in dead
the state of being dead
death is one of the few constants in the universe
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as in dissolution
the act of ceasing to exist
the death of the Soviet economic system in the wake of the breakup of the USSR
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as in downfall
something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life
that muscle car will be the death of him yet
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as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
thousands of soldiers were lost on the field of death
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Recent Examples of death
Sito’s life and death raise questions about how institutions, and families, understand justice.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024
Such emergencies include: a sudden illness, a death in the family and being arrested.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Driving the news: Marcus' death was confirmed Tuesday morning by The Home Depot on its website and its social media accounts.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Dewitt, now 31, entered a guilty plea to carjacking resulting in death Monday in U.S. District Court Judge David J. Hale’s court.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024
Such emergencies include: a sudden illness, a death in the family and being arrested.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Driving the news: Marcus' death was confirmed Tuesday morning by The Home Depot on its website and its social media accounts.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Dewitt, now 31, entered a guilty plea to carjacking resulting in death Monday in U.S. District Court Judge David J. Hale’s court.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for death
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How did Marvel brass initially react to Agatha’s demise?Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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Historically, the demise of down-ballot candidates rarely drag down the affiliated party’s presidential candidate, CNN notes.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The supply of unclaimed dead helped bring in about $2.5 million a year from outside groups, according to financial records.Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
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Advertisement California Cyclist dies after being hit by two vehicles in L.A. Police search for drivers who fled the scene Sept. 20, 2024 Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the crash and pronounced the minor dead at the scene, according to the LAPD.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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The filing also details the dissolution of its subsidiary, Specialty Renal Products, Inc., and the assignment of its remaining assets to Nephros.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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For the last two years, Jeff Smith’s Starboard has been mounting a campaign at the media conglomerate, seeking both the dissolution of the dual-class structure that gives the Murdoch family outsize control and for the company to split off its highly valuable online real estate business.Rohan Goswami, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Some of the men whose downfalls were celebrated during the height of the #MeToo movement have been welcomed back with open arms.Julie Roginsky, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
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Presley remarried and, using IVF, had twin daughters at 40 — which, oddly, marked the beginning of a long downfall.Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
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Israeli massacres of civilians, which have been condemned by the United Nations and by human rights organizations, have proved devastating for civil society and are being used by axis groups to foster their ideology of resistance.Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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Realizing their days were numbered, Jones set the massacre in motion.Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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After his sudden death, the fate of the show — which also stars Nicole Scherzinger, Kelly Rowland and AJ McLean as host — remains unclear.Daniela Avila, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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All the noir elements are here, obsession, desire, fate, all the classic characters, visual keys and thematic threads, but reimagined, remade to explore one central question – will the youth of today cave in to conformity, or turn the world on its head?Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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And that can ease the terror of mortality by connecting people to an enduring and comforting web of ideas and beliefs that transcend one’s own existence.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Her latest album, The Great Impersonator, details the impact her illness had on her perceptions of mortality, motherhood, and her positioning as a public figure.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
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The filing also discusses the termination of a contract with UnitedHealth Group (UNH), effective January 31, 2025, unless renegotiated, and the impact of Hurricanes Helene and Milton on operations.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The memo, from New Guards Group management to staff, said the group received a termination notice for the agreement, which gave it distribution rights for Reebok products.Samantha Conti, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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