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as in died
to stop living
12 people perished in the plane crash
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as in disintegrated
chiefly British
to go through decomposition
after being left out in the summer heat, the milk perished and had to be thrown out
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Recent Examples of perished
Mark Blankenship, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Cyrus, recently sober and obsessed with death, has lived a life punctuated by loss, beginning as a baby when his mother perished in a plane crash.
—Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Moira is the sister of Tessa (played by actress Madison Wolf), a witch who perished during the penultimate episode of the first season.
—Gil MacIas, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The trio’s parents were James Dutton (Tim McGraw) and Margaret Dutton (Faith Hill), who perished between the events of 1883 and 1923.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
His ship, the Euterpe, perished at sea and there were no survivors.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Of that number, 254 later perished in the death camps at Auschwitz and Sobibor.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
Six people have died from subway surfing this year, including two teens who perished while subway surfing within a few days of each other last month.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
Half their number perished in their maiden winter.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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After all, Juliette only discovers the place after everyone has perished on the ground outside.
—Mark Blankenship, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Cyrus, recently sober and obsessed with death, has lived a life punctuated by loss, beginning as a baby when his mother perished in a plane crash.
—Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Moira is the sister of Tessa (played by actress Madison Wolf), a witch who perished during the penultimate episode of the first season.
—Gil MacIas, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The trio’s parents were James Dutton (Tim McGraw) and Margaret Dutton (Faith Hill), who perished between the events of 1883 and 1923.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
His ship, the Euterpe, perished at sea and there were no survivors.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Of that number, 254 later perished in the death camps at Auschwitz and Sobibor.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
Six people have died from subway surfing this year, including two teens who perished while subway surfing within a few days of each other last month.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
Half their number perished in their maiden winter.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perished
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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
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Joining the core trio of Corgan, Iha and Chamberlin were bassist Jack Bates and guitarist Kiki Wong, who famously won the post from the departed Jeff Schroeder after a public casting call of more than 10,000.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
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Five years after her father's conviction, her mother died tragically in a 2012 plane crash at the age of 43.Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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When our first spouses died, they were each interred in different local cemeteries.R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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Simmer for 5-7 minutes until the berries have disintegrated into seeds.Emily Price, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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In January 1986, the space shuttle Challenger disintegrated in the sky, stunning spectators watching at Cape Canaveral and schoolchildren tuned in to live broadcasts—and, soon, the whole nation.The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
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President Bashar al-Assad, and his late father and predecessor, Hafez, were omnipresent forces, glaring down from the many billboards, posters, and statues that were felled this week with all the exuberance, rage, and grief of the long-oppressed.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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It was even enlarged to incorporate two massive, historic elm trees that would have been felled to accommodate the structure otherwise.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024
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The character is supposed to return to the present, but decides to find his lost love Peggy Carter, and remain with her in the past.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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But even if Sunday’s performance proves to be a one-off or a consolation prize amid a lost season, the momentum created by this game should not be ignored.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Once widespread across the globe, most lineages of early marsupials have long since gone extinct.Scott Travers, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Other lineages of ancient humans also went extinct around 40,000 years ago and disappeared just like the Neanderthals ultimately did, said Johannes Krause, director at the department of archaeogenetics at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.Katie Hunt, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Russell Wilson experiment in Denver was such a failure that he was eventually cut from the team, despite the financial ramifications: the Broncos incurred $85 million in dead salary over the 2024 and 2025 seasons by releasing Wilson, the largest dead cap hit in league history.Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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After a long bout of gruff banter, Frank gets personal, invoking his dead son, Joseph.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Perished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perished. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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