predecease

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Recent Examples of predecease He was predeceased by his only child, daughter, Lisa Palmere. Charna Flam, Variety, 24 May 2023 Her husband, Frederick, Prince of Wales, predeceased his father King George II, so the line of succession skipped right to her son. Town & Country, 7 May 2023 The queen died of pneumonia in 1818 at age 74, predeceasing her husband by two years. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2023 The maximum insured amount is $500,000 ($250,000 x two children) but if his children predeceased Bob, then the maximum insurance is $1,250,000 ($250,00 x five grandchildren). Matthew Erskine, Forbes, 5 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for predecease 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predecease
Verb
  • Actors get a lot of a lot of praise and all that; shows’ success live or die with the crew.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2025
  • In 1895, a year after Catherine was born, Pauline died, sending the family into a tailspin.
    Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The other person on board, who also perished in the crash, was a flight instructor, too.
    Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Some knew, and competed with, skaters who perished in the crash.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The Bering Air flight departed from Unalakleet, a community of about 690 people in western Alaska, around 2:40 p.m. local time on Thursday.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The plane had departed Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m., Bering Air Director of Operations, David Olson, said, per local outlet KTUU.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Founder Eric Law says the best application of the product would be for partition and demising walls where clients want the look of wood, along with the sustainability benefits.
    Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Even the reports of the Suns’ demise that the Mavs created may be premature.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 31 May 2022
Verb
  • But shortly after these sweet and easy writing sessions, Mirabella passed away suddenly in April of 2022.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The judge who had heard the post-conviction appeal originally, no friend to our case, had passed away while the case was on appeal, and Sheila was assigned to take over.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • According to a report from Fightful Select, Alexander is expected to head to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) after his TNA contract expired on Feb. 14, 2025.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Trump’s arbitrary 75-day pause on the TikTok ban would expire April 5, 2025.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Dramatic events abruptly end Fernando’s ascent at SFB, landing him back in Mexico City, where a still intoxicated Jennifer soon follows.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
  • That could well have ended the conservative opposition to the Department of Education.
    Richard Stengel, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • To set up an online shop in a simpler fashion, check out our Editors' Choice winners, Shopify and Wix Stores.
    Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Phaedra Parks checked out of the Married to Medicine season 11 reunion.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025

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“Predecease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predecease. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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