as in fallen
no longer living
a cemetery reserved for demised family pets
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as in died
to stop living
our much beloved, recently demised leader
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demised
Verb
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The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is requesting help finding the relatives of a man who died this week.—
Erin Couch,
The Enquirer,
24 Dec. 2024 -
Judy Belushi-Pisano, 73, died July 5.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The Skelton boys — Andrew, 9, Alexander, 7, and Tanner, 5 — were legally declared deceased by a Lenawee County judge on Wednesday, March 5, the Associated Press reported.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Synopsis: Pierre, a young man who lives in Paris with his father, travels to his native Tunisia in search of his early childhood and distant memories, including that of his long-since- deceased mother.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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He’s played in 17 of 34 games ever since, felled by a torn ACL, a concussion, an ankle injury and a wrist injury that needed surgery.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
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He remains deeply saddened by the death of his favorite politician, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, felled by an assassin's bullets.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Morgan and his three passengers, Ashley Nicole Caviness, 14; Danielle Nicole White, 13; and Brady Frizzell, 14, all of Humphrey, were pronounced dead at the scene.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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The Windermere man and a passenger in the BMW M2, a 23-year-old woman from Orlando, were transported to Orlando Health Dr. Phillips Hospital and were later pronounced dead.—
Elainie Barraza,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Of the 181 people onboard, 179 perished.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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Most of the animals that perished were small birds, according to officials.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But with Harden, Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac taking the majority of the shots instead of the departed Paul George and a rehabilitating Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers score 45.9 percent of their points in the paint (fifth in NBA).—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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These spirits not only provide a thoughtful toast to the departed but also serve as a reminder of Mexico’s deep traditions and reverence for the past.—
Rachel King,
Forbes,
1 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The original pioneers were mostly busy making non-hyperpop or gone: SOPHIE tragically died in 2021; 100 gecs spent years toiling to make their zany stadium-rock second album.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
3 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Xiaomi has been making affordable tablets that perform great for a while, and its latest tablets, the Xiaomi Pad 7 series, are the company's best slates yet.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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But was that context enough to justify devoting an entire episode — even a relatively compact 38-minute one — to it, this late in a season where the characters the audience is most invested in have now been in limbo for multiple chapters in a row?—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Demised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demised. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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