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
Platt’s contract, which pays him $308,000 a year, does not expire until August 2027.
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
To add insult to injury, fresh speculation emerged over the future of club captain Virgil van Dijk, whose contract expires this summer.
—Sam Tighe, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Therefore, the winds advisories have been allowed to expire.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
First set up in 2015, the alliance, which officially expired in January, allowed the two companies to lower costs by sharing capacity on 185 ships on routes traveling from ports in northern Europe and north America to Asia.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
To add insult to injury, fresh speculation emerged over the future of club captain Virgil van Dijk, whose contract expires this summer.
—Sam Tighe, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Therefore, the winds advisories have been allowed to expire.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
First set up in 2015, the alliance, which officially expired in January, allowed the two companies to lower costs by sharing capacity on 185 ships on routes traveling from ports in northern Europe and north America to Asia.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expire
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Meanwhile, Erceg is looking to end a two-fight losing skid of his own heading into the UFC Mexico City headliner.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The group holds two main cards for credibility among Palestinians: forcing Israel to release Palestinian prisoners, and being the only Palestinian faction able to end the war.—
TIME,
TIME,
23 Mar. 2025
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Practice deep breathing techniques (try inhaling for four seconds and exhaling for six).—
Diana Lowe,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Inhale for five counts and exhale for five counts while pumping your arms up and down.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
14 Mar. 2025
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The musician, born Kenneth Bailey, died on his 39th birthday on Friday, his representative confirmed to Entertainment Weekly.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Miller suddenly fell ill on a family vacation in Costa Rica and died on Friday, March 21.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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First-look images for the special were released today by Disney+.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2025
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The pope had previously only been seen once during his lengthy hospital stay when the Vatican released a photograph of Francis praying at the hospital’s chapel.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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However, this does not mean that nuclear waste storage has ceased to be an issue.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Disney investors on Thursday voted down a proposal that the entertainment giant cease its participation in a prominent LGBTQ rights organization’s equality ratings program.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, the idea of a groundshare with Merseyside rivals Everton was mooted, but with both sets of supporters against the proposal, this fell flat.—
Tom Burrows,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Amid controversy and lukewarm reviews, the opening weekend haul falls short of Tim Burton’s Dumbo, which opened to $45 million in 2019.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
23 Mar. 2025
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Researchers are still trying to investigate why exactly the rig shark emits these sounds.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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These very bright devices can emit upwards of 10,000 lux, designed to mimic a sunny day and help with symptoms of seasonal affective disorder (SAD).—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
24 Mar. 2025
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Telling a 22-year-old to stop posting online altogether probably won’t get you far, but encouraging them to limit who can see their information is a reasonable compromise.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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There’s nothing to stop this being made available to other OEMs.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Expire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expire. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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