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as in demise
the act of ceasing to exist
directed that upon her expiration her splendid Italian-style villa be given to the public as a museum
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2
as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
with the expiration of all brain activity there was no point in keeping the patient alive
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as in death
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
the cancer patient passed away sometime during the night, the exact moment of her expiration not being known
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Recent Examples of expiration
One of the main points of contention between Democrats and Republicans has been the impending expiration of some of the Affordable Care Act's tax credits, which Democrats are fighting to extend.
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Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Rice shared the news of his decision to resign at the expiration of his current employment contract with Fifth Season staffers on Friday.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Niccol cited factors such as financial performance and lease expirations as reasons for the decision.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
This pushed the expiration of Disney’s copyright for Steamboat Willie to 2024.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
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Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Rice shared the news of his decision to resign at the expiration of his current employment contract with Fifth Season staffers on Friday.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Niccol cited factors such as financial performance and lease expirations as reasons for the decision.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
This pushed the expiration of Disney’s copyright for Steamboat Willie to 2024.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expiration
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Spotify has also hastened the demise of the album, as well as a world where the final product is used to promote the tour, rather than vice versa, alongside other pieces of merchandise like a T-shirt or poster.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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That can cause all sorts of problems for the tree, often leading to its untimely demise.—
Viveka Neveln,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
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Offering smoking cessation, nutrition counseling, stress management workshops and fitness incentives can reduce claims related to preventable conditions.—
Jessica Stroud,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Or that cessation triggers withdrawal symptoms—including pain, fever, and diarrhea—similar to those faced by opioid abusers.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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In 2023, there were seven positive cases and two deaths, and there were three positive cases and one death in 2022.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The initial air date would have been less than a month after Ozzy’s death, which came two weeks after the rock icon performed his final show, the all-star Back to the Beginning blow-out, at his home soccer stadium, Villa Park, in his hometown of Birmingham, England.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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The strike comes after Joël Lightbound, the minister responsible for Canada Post, detailed a number of modifications to the national postal service, including the end of door-to-door mail service, termination of the rural moratorium on post office closures, and more.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Deadline has seen emails in which Robinson agrees to the termination of his investor deal, which entitled him to an executive producer credit.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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Unlike Peacemaker season one — which is completely DCU, besides the ending and one or two mentions of different things — The Suicide Squad brings up more questions than answers.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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To put it into perspective, the structure of Hades II necessitates that players conquer both routes of its story, and multiple times at that to reach the true ending.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Once the selloff happened, the Twins were destined to be awful for the final two months, all but sealing Baldelli’s fate.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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As fate would have it, the Padres came back from a 3-2 deficit with four runs in the inning for what turned out to be a 6-3 final.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Economic downturns such as the Panic of 1873 and the Great Depression disproportionately affected the working class, immigrant neighborhoods, sparking unemployment and the dissolution of families.—
Annie Polland,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Without warning and without clarification, the dissolution of the situationship fed into my insecurities.—
Grace Samuel,
Refinery29,
24 Sep. 2025
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Since the end of the second quarter, the Club has sent out dozens of trade alerts.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Both parties increasingly weaponize selective statistics, exaggerated claims, or misleading framings to advance their own political ends.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Expiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiration. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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