perishes

verb

Definition of perishesnext
present tense third-person singular of perish
1
as in dies
to stop living 12 people perished in the plane crash

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2
as in decomposes
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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  1. dies
  2. falls
  3. decays
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  • He's aided by his assistant, aspiring journalist Emmy (Robyn Cara), and by a veteran Irish investigative journalist, Dove (Siobhan Cullen), on assignment in exile from London after a story falls apart when her whistleblower source unexpectedly dies.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • With only one star to speak of, and no flashbacks or subplots to break up the central narrative, Netflix’s survival drama lives or dies by the quality of its lead performance.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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  • He's aided by his assistant, aspiring journalist Emmy (Robyn Cara), and by a veteran Irish investigative journalist, Dove (Siobhan Cullen), on assignment in exile from London after a story falls apart when her whistleblower source unexpectedly dies.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Still, there's plenty of emotions to be had when a florist (Blake Lively) falls for a charming neurosurgeon (director Justin Baldoni), her childhood sweetheart (Brandon Sklenar) re-enters her life, and her beau turns into an abusive jerk.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of falls
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  • In 2023, a provocative paper suggested that this radiation isn’t limited to black holes, implying that everything eventually decays away.
    Big Think, Big Think, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Once in a very great while, an ephemeral particle called a kaon arises and then quickly decays away into three other obscure entities.
    Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
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