as in defunct
no longer existing
a wildlife organization dedicated to ensuring that the giant panda not be added to the list of expired species
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as in ended
to come to an end
speakers will not be allowed to continue after their allotted time has expired
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as in exhaled
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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as in died
to stop living
made one last visit to his homeland and expired not long afterwards
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as in released
archaic
to throw or give off
linden trees expiring their rich perfume
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Recent Examples of expired
Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
Because of the shrinking availability of less painful lethal injection drugs, some states have simply taken their chances with expired drugs, or even reverted to more brutal forms of execution.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2025
Only one of Toronto’s three goals came with a man advantage, but the other was power-play influenced, coming just one second after a penalty expired.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The officers eventually issue Holloway a citation for his expired registration, but not for running the stop sign.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
Because of the shrinking availability of less painful lethal injection drugs, some states have simply taken their chances with expired drugs, or even reverted to more brutal forms of execution.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
The contract between the retail giant and the drone delivery company has expired, both companies confirmed.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2025
Only one of Toronto’s three goals came with a man advantage, but the other was power-play influenced, coming just one second after a penalty expired.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expired
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The same thing happened the last time the Russians attacked under a giant flag—in that case, the blood-red flag of the defunct Soviet Union.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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On Tuesday, a House committee advanced a bill that would revoke previous provisions exempting specific information about defunct insurance companies from public records requests.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The coach’s assessment might sound surprising considering Smith’s last pass Sunday was an interception that ended the game.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Starbucks said Workers United prematurely ended discussions this week.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
24 Dec. 2024
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Judy Belushi-Pisano, 73, died July 5.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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After a lifetime of making people laugh, Newhart died on July 18 at his home in Los Angeles.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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New episodes will be released weekly and available to stream on Hulu.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
8 Jan. 2025
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In the National Academies' most recent decadal survey released in 2022, a panel of researchers recommended NASA continue with the MSR program but stated the program's cost should not undermine other planetary science missions.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
8 Jan. 2025
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From the elevated overlook, visitors have an incredible view of a bare panorama that holds the remains of many extinct species dating back 5 million years.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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After examining multiple roughly 99-million-year-old specimens, researchers believe the extinct wasp species featured Venus flytrap-like abdomen appendages for capturing other insects.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Mining operations ceased, and only small crews remained to clean up the old dumps.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Some time after this, the vessel's operations ceased due to sinking or stranding on a beach, leading to its abandonment.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
25 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The United States historically has expelled the majority of migrants without legal status to Mexico and other Central American countries.—
Mennatalla Ibrahim,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Dec. 2024
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Then there is the business of riddling—slowly turning the bottle at a precise angle over time to nudge the dead yeast into the bottle neck to be expelled (this in itself is yet another process, not to mention the addition of a final dosage).—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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One of the people who lost his job at NOAA in late February was working on models to better predict severe weather, like the storm that felled my tree.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
7 Mar. 2025
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The coalition will be under pressure to deliver results and avoid the infighting that has felled previous governments.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Expired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expired. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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