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as in demise
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
we were all saddened by the death of our friend
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2
as in dead
the state of being dead
death is one of the few constants in the universe
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as in dissolution
the act of ceasing to exist
the death of the Soviet economic system in the wake of the breakup of the USSR
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as in downfall
something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life
that muscle car will be the death of him yet
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as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
thousands of soldiers were lost on the field of death
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Recent Examples of death
In the wake of the man's death, one coach was in seeming shock about the circumstances of the accident.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The charges were announced hours before the death of Singleton’s 12-year-old daughter, Shamiya Stewart, and Becker said additional charges could be possible.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
The death seems to be tied to the Red Dragon, a yacht that Ocean House is building for George Meng, a Chinese billionaire.
—Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
That section of the film is disturbing because the people around Bolen are shown celebrating her death.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
The charges were announced hours before the death of Singleton’s 12-year-old daughter, Shamiya Stewart, and Becker said additional charges could be possible.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
The death seems to be tied to the Red Dragon, a yacht that Ocean House is building for George Meng, a Chinese billionaire.
—Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
That section of the film is disturbing because the people around Bolen are shown celebrating her death.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for death
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The Staten Island Zoo refrained from blaming the mayor for the 10-month-old rodent’s demise.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2025
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In one instance, The Hammered Lamb, a popular Ivanhoe pub, closed down, blaming the Orange Avenue sewer-line project for its demise.—
Ryan Gillespie,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Jan. 2025
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Interestingly, Ukrainian soldiers said, the North Koreans try to remove their dead and wounded from the battlefield, which is different from the Russians.—
Marc Santora,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The brigade retreated, leaving behind its frozen dead.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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Not a general book on life after marital dissolution, or one about Meghan's past experience.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Several members of the coalition have repeatedly threatened to abandon the coalition if a deal was finalized – a move that would likely prompt the dissolution of Netanyahu's current government.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2025
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The sentence capped the extraordinary downfall of a once-powerful lawmaker.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
29 Jan. 2025
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The war also appeared to create conditions that led to the downfall of Syrian President Bashar Assad.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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Yet, the memory of the massacre lingers, a testament to the unintended consequences of fear and misinformation.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Hamas and its partners took hostages and killed more than 1,200 Israelis — the largest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.—
Edward Wong,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Their fate has raised painful questions in Israel about the military's failure to prevent the 2023 Hamas attack.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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For Espe, the pain of not knowing the fate of his pregnant wife, young son and colleagues never faded.—
Francine Uenuma,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
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Experts on the topic have said that addressing the issue of premature mortality among people with ADHD starts with health care providers who should routinely collect details on behavioral and medical conditions and health outcomes related to the disorder.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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For Black women, who already experience disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality, these restrictions further limited access to lifesaving care.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Would that be grounds for termination as 'DEI' or 'woke'?—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
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Acting Attorney General James McHenry sent a termination letter to each official, the spokesperson confirmed Monday.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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