1
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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2
as in mortality
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
As part of his plea deal, Heuermann also admitted to killing Karen Vergata in 1996, though he was not charged in her death.
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Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Earlier this month, a federal judge agreed to postpone a civil trial over the collapse after a flurry of last-minute settlements resolved most of the remaining claims, including deals resolving all pending claims over the deaths of six construction workers.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
Parazaider resided in recent years in the Las Vegas area but his place of death was not disclosed.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Heather McComb married Scott Michael Campbell three months after ex-husband James Van Der Beek's death.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 10 June 2026
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Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Earlier this month, a federal judge agreed to postpone a civil trial over the collapse after a flurry of last-minute settlements resolved most of the remaining claims, including deals resolving all pending claims over the deaths of six construction workers.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
Parazaider resided in recent years in the Las Vegas area but his place of death was not disclosed.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Heather McComb married Scott Michael Campbell three months after ex-husband James Van Der Beek's death.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for death
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In a sense, Western multinationals unwittingly created their chief global competitors, along with the conditions for their own demise.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
23 June 2026
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Iserson also touched on Ponies‘ modest viewership, which ultimately led to its demise despite strong critical acclaim.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
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Perhaps most notably, in several areas along the Western Front during World War I, British and German troops spontaneously observed an unofficial truce to celebrate the Christmas holiday and bury their dead.—
Steve S. Medeiros,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
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The Navy helped turn one of the few places where its dead still rest in view of the living into a recreation stop.—
Jon Duffy,
Twin Cities,
27 May 2026
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Curacao became an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 2010, following the dissolution of the Netherland Antilles.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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The piano ballad follows the dissolution of a relationship as the couple grows apart.—
Katie Simons,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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The second episode… [is about] the fall of the group, precipitating [John Pearson’s] leaving, the downfall.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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That commodification of wildlife would lead to the downfall of nearly every large mammal in North America.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Smiley Martin died in 2024 in Sacramento County Main Jail awaiting trial in the massacre.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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Six years later, 49 people were killed and and more than 50 were injured on June 12, 2016, in the Orlando, Florida, massacre at Pulse, a nightclub popular with LGBTQ+ men of color.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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During the draft lottery, there was a tense moment in the room when the fourth pick was being drawn, as Indiana’s fate was about to be revealed.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
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The deal set out expectations for the next phase of negotiations, which will confront more complex topics, including the fate of Iran's nuclear program.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
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The southern elephant seal pup mortality was estimated to be 76% across a population of 17,000 seal pups born on the islands, the program said.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Women in rural areas face higher rates of maternal morbidity and mortality, particularly among low-income communities and Black and Indigenous women — disparities documented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams,
STAT,
19 June 2026
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The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America acknowledge the critical importance of the sanctions termination issue abovementioned, and expressed their intentions to immediately address these issues in the negotiations in order to achieve mutual agreement on them.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
17 June 2026
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The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America acknowledge the critical importance of the sanctions termination issue above mentioned and expressed their intentions to immediately address these issues in the negotiations in order to achieve mutual agreement on them.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
17 June 2026
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“Death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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