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as in deceased
no longer living
I inherited this heirloom from my dead great-grandfather
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as in slow
lacking in gaiety, movement, or animation
the store is often dead after 4:00 p.m.
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as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
a long day of traveling left them just dead
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as in absolute
having no exceptions or restrictions
there was a dead silence following that incredibly moving performance
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as in numb
lacking in sensation or feeling
my foot was dead after I absentmindedly sat on it for an hour
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as in extinct
no longer existing
the dead Babylonian culture
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as in dormant
not being in a state of use, activity, or employment
local coal mines that have been dead for years
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as in deadly
of, relating to, or suggestive of death
fell into a dead faint upon hearing the news
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as in bland
lacking in taste or flavor
from the first sip I could tell that the wine hadn't aged well and was pretty much dead
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as in barren
producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation
the dead wastes of the far country to the west
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as in straight
in a direct line or course
the finish line is dead ahead
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as in completely
to a full extent or degree
I'm dead certain that's the one I want
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as in death
the state of being dead
it's impossible to raise someone from the dead
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Recent Examples of dead
Danielle Jennings, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
The grandmother, in the back seat, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the Jeep and his wife, both 62 from Clarkston, were taken to a hospital by paramedics.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
Kevin Dotson, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Arizona State University — picked in the preseason conference poll to finish dead last — is favored to win Saturday's Big 12 Championship Game.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
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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Two teen brothers who went missing during a duck hunting trip in rural Northern California earlier this month are now feared dead.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
The grandmother, in the back seat, was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the Jeep and his wife, both 62 from Clarkston, were taken to a hospital by paramedics.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2024
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The Sun Devils, picked to finish dead last in the Big 12 in preseason polling, got the big day started with a statement win and claimed their first conference crown since 2007, when ASU was in the Pac-10 Conference.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Arizona State University — picked in the preseason conference poll to finish dead last — is favored to win Saturday's Big 12 Championship Game.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 6 Dec. 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
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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She was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced deceased from her injuries, police said.Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
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Editors’ Picks 6 Relationship Resolutions for the New Year Mr. Toon grew up with an older brother and two younger sisters and their parents, who are now deceased, in Leicester, England.Tammy LaGorce, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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But Williams and the Bears offense, which have struggled all season with slow starts, certainly didn’t look cool and collected prior to the fourth quarter.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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Two juveniles darted across a branch, and the younger female began to hunt flying insects, moving in a slow crouch.Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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In its first back-to-back set of the season in late November, Vancouver fell behind severely to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 5-4 loss and was chasing the game with tired legs.Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Even if Macaulay Culkin is just an adult now, too tired to run an Airbnb.Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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The University of Washington product took his team to the College Football Playoff National Championship game last year and has an absolute cannon for an arm.Ross Terrell, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Since MicroStrategy is willing to relentlessly grow its absolute size by issuing stock and buying BTC, it will be entitled to a greater share of index flows in the long run.Edan Yago, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The next day, the 34-year-old mom’s left arm went numb and started tingling.Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Although the mercury hovered at only 5°, all of us became so absorbed in the rabbit chase that no one noticed numb toes and cold ears.Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
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By the thirteenth century, Vajrayana was close to extinct in its own birthplace, and Tibet, the ex-satellite, had become the new center.Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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Stewart and Yeun play a curious buoy and a helpful satellite learning about Earth, humanity and life itself, long after humans have gone extinct.Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2025
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Excessive watering of a dormant bulb is harmful and may cause the bulb to rot.Janet Carson, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Taggers have marked up what appears to be more than 25 stories of a downtown Los Angeles skyscraper that’s been sitting dormant for several years.Times Photography Staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Brand new Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (Peacock) Jan. 2 Just days before Christmas in 1988, the UK saw its deadliest terror attack in history when a Pan Am flight was blown up over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing 270 people.Lucy Ford, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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The newspaper had republished its caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad a few weeks before Paty’s death to mark the opening of the trial over deadly 2015 attacks on its newsroom by Islamic extremists.Tom Nouvian and Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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