1
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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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
Democrats have advocated for extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits past their end-of-the-year expiration.
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Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
Stalemate in Congress could leave millions uninsured For months, as the expiration of health insurance subsidies loomed, state health insurance commissioners warned Congress that millions of middle-class Americans were likely to see their insurance premiums double or triple.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
The maximum risk per contract is $1,910 if ELV is below $360 at expiration.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Small airports to lose government flight subsidies Adding to the pain for travelers amid the shutdown is an expiration of subsidies for flights to smaller cities.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
Stalemate in Congress could leave millions uninsured For months, as the expiration of health insurance subsidies loomed, state health insurance commissioners warned Congress that millions of middle-class Americans were likely to see their insurance premiums double or triple.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
The maximum risk per contract is $1,910 if ELV is below $360 at expiration.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Small airports to lose government flight subsidies Adding to the pain for travelers amid the shutdown is an expiration of subsidies for flights to smaller cities.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expiration
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Tuhkuri’s research includes letters from crew who described the ship’s sad demise.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
7 Oct. 2025
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But has science truly learned enough to declare what the nature of our ultimate cosmic demise will be?—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Oct. 2025
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The cessation of all fighting by the IDF and Hamas will go into effect after the Israel government ratifies the deal, according to an Israeli official.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Oct. 2025
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This inclusive and democratic process has been able to sustain a cessation of conflict for the past 27 years.—
Dana El Kurd,
The Conversation,
9 Oct. 2025
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The pedestrian’s death marks Kansas City’s 52nd traffic fatality of 2025, compared to 73 fatalities at the time last year, Becchina said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
8 Oct. 2025
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Soon after Kirk’s death, supporters of the 31-year-old conservative activist began to grapple, publicly, with conflicting narratives about his stance on Israel.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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In 2021, a former employee sued the company, alleging wrongful termination after being blamed for a fire that broke out at the facility the previous year.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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The company added that creators have always been able to appeal a termination.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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His team sees the deal as a start, not an ending.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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This is the latest Showtime series to announce its ending in the wake of the Paramount-Skydance merger.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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In footage of actual bail hearings, judges are harsh and dismissive, even as defendants ask about the legal jargon being used to determine their fate.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
8 Oct. 2025
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The concepts of karma, dharma, and the eternal dance between fate and choice are deeply embedded in Indian culture.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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Some artists spend their lives working through the same questions that consume them; Spielberg, for instance, has been processing the dissolution of his family for decades.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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During dissolution, the cellulose is chemically modified to aid the formation of a strong molecular network upon regeneration.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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At the very end, his mother made a brief appearance to wrap up the routine.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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None of this means the era of massive, trillion-parameter models is coming to an end.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Expiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiration. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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