1
as in to end
to come to an end
speakers will not be allowed to continue after their allotted time has expired
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2
as in to exhale
to let or force out of the lungs
he vows to hold on to that belief until he expires his last breath
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3
as in to die
to stop living
made one last visit to his homeland and expired not long afterwards
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4
as in to release
archaic
to throw or give off
linden trees expiring their rich perfume
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Recent Examples of expire
The ceasefire's six-week first phase expires this weekend.
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Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The previous agreement expired last February, and Equity ceased issuing new Development contracts in June.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
Most wind advisories will expire by Thursday night.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Most expire at the end of the year, and if that happens, tax rates would revert to pre-2017 levels that would raise many taxes.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2025
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Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The previous agreement expired last February, and Equity ceased issuing new Development contracts in June.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
Most wind advisories will expire by Thursday night.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Most expire at the end of the year, and if that happens, tax rates would revert to pre-2017 levels that would raise many taxes.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expire
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Hamas has freed all 25 living hostages included in the first six-week phase ending on March 1 in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.—
Joseph Krauss,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Use of the funding is up to the discretion of the organization, but vice president Gretchen Raffa confirmed that part of it will go towards stockpiling mifepristone, a drug used to end pregnancies.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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During this exercise, exhale on the twist so your core contracts with greater intensity.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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In Amato’s lab, a graduate student may exhale germs into a test tube.—
Carl Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
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But suicide is a major public health crisis — according to the CDC, 49,000 people died by suicide in 2022, which is about one death every 11 minutes — and antidepressants can be lifesaving.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The cat also tested positive for the virus and died 24 hours later.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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In November 2024, the Secret Service released its final mission assurance report on the Butler assassination attempt.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Common Sense Media has released a new report that looks at the 2024 media use of children ages 0 to 8, pointing to some of the challenges faced by those educating this generation.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The turmoil that enveloped the federal workforce over the last few days is unlikely to cease anytime soon as the U.S. government’s human resources agency considers how to fulfill Elon Musk ’s demands.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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The news many in the film sector feared over the weekend is coming to pass as Technicolor has made the majority of its UK workforce redundant and the majority of its activities have ceased.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2025
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Vaccination Rates As reported by the CDC, the measles vaccination rate among children in kindergarten nationally has fallen since 2019, from approximately 95 percent of children receiving a two-dose MMR coverage to 92.7 percent.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Although platforms can rise and fall faster than the tiny-eyeglasses fashion trend, the principles of good marketing stand the test of time.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Also, the Cane Toad emits a toxin that irritates skin and eyes.—
Alan Clemons,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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While scanning the ground near a small tree, the metal detector emitted a distinctive sound.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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That hasn't stopped the Trump administration from making some bold claims.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2025
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The deputy had stopped Huttle, 42, of Hobart for driving 70 mph in a 55 mph zone.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Expire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expire. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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