predeceased

past tense of predecease

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for predeceased
Verb
  • Authorities found Beverly unresponsive inside the bedroom, and the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced the victim deceased shortly thereafter.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • More than a dozen graves have been discovered, with the deceased buried in a fetal position with their arms crossed on their chests, experts said in the release.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Baro and Jinyoung of B1A4 also departed WM and B1A4 in 2011.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The 40-year-old is expected to start working at the south-coast club in the next week and will replace David Weir, who departed his role as Brighton technical director on Friday.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • North’s longtime wife, Betsy, died late last November, soon after their 56th wedding anniversary.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • A student who authorities say opened fire at his Colorado high school, wounding two classmates and then turning the gun on himself, has died, according to the local sheriff's office.
    Alex Stone, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The outlet noted that the dead included a mother and daughter and three family members, who all perished together in the waters.
    Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In the summer of 2019, more than 6,200 koalas in New South Wales – 15% of the state's population – are thought to have perished in the devastating fires.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Her long, dark hair was parted in the center and styled in soft waves.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • As if that weren’t enough, the clouds parted just enough to reveal a rainbow in the late afternoon sunlight.
    Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Once the inning ended a few minutes later, New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza met Manaea in the dugout and led him down the tunnel.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Hearing for ethics complaint investigation findings delayed The Wausau Ethics Board ended its own investigation into the incident in July.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Despite being given an injection of serum rushed from state laboratories in Albany, a bronchoscopy procedure to clear the congestion in his lungs, and three blood transfusions, Wallace passed away a few days later, with his wife and two young children at his bedside.
    Alan Lightman September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Twenty-one years after that first Gator Bowl and just two weeks before the Tigers traveled back to the Sunshine State to beat Alabama with a last-second touchdown pass to secure our first national title since 1981, my grandfather passed away.
    Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Predeceased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predeceased. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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