1
as in ending
to come to an end
speakers will not be allowed to continue after their allotted time has expired
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2
as in exhaling
to let or force out of the lungs
he vows to hold on to that belief until he expires his last breath
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3
as in dying
to stop living
made one last visit to his homeland and expired not long afterwards
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4
as in radiating
archaic
to throw or give off
linden trees expiring their rich perfume
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as in fading
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as in expiration
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Recent Examples of expiring
Susan Tompor, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
And automakers aren't expecting to fully cut off EV production due to the credit expiring.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
That gave the Colts an untimed down despite the clock expiring.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The grocery tax expiring would have only added to the problem, officials said.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Democrats have demanded that extending expiring subsidies in the Affordable Care Act and reversing Republicans' Medicaid cuts be included in legislation to end the shutdown.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Policyholders with expiring contracts could lose coverage and funds to pay claims have dropped $30 billion due to the shutdown.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
Without an extension of expiring subsidies, premiums could more than double.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
In Santa Clara County, 27,000 people are projected to lose their health care coverage altogether, mostly because of the expiring the tax credits, said Laura Rosas, CEO of Valley Health Plan, which is owned and operated by the county.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Legislators have been at a stalemate over expiring healthcare funding and tax credits for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, USA TODAY reported.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
In her interview with Semafor, the governor criticized the dysfunction that led to the shutdown and the lack of a plan to revive expiring health care tax credits.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Hundreds of thousands of Texans are facing expiring tax credits for Affordable Care Act health insurance, and could see the cost of those plans double next year.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
And automakers aren't expecting to fully cut off EV production due to the credit expiring.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
And automakers aren't expecting to fully cut off EV production due to the credit expiring.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
That gave the Colts an untimed down despite the clock expiring.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The grocery tax expiring would have only added to the problem, officials said.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
Former state Attorney General Daniel Cameron, during a wide-ranging interview on Tuesday with the Washington Examiner, did not rule out the need to address expiring Obamacare subsidies that are the epicenter of the federal government shutdown.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Democrats have demanded that extending expiring subsidies in the Affordable Care Act and reversing Republicans' Medicaid cuts be included in legislation to end the shutdown.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Policyholders with expiring contracts could lose coverage and funds to pay claims have dropped $30 billion due to the shutdown.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
Without an extension of expiring subsidies, premiums could more than double.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
In Santa Clara County, 27,000 people are projected to lose their health care coverage altogether, mostly because of the expiring the tax credits, said Laura Rosas, CEO of Valley Health Plan, which is owned and operated by the county.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Legislators have been at a stalemate over expiring healthcare funding and tax credits for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, USA TODAY reported.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
In her interview with Semafor, the governor criticized the dysfunction that led to the shutdown and the lack of a plan to revive expiring health care tax credits.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Hundreds of thousands of Texans are facing expiring tax credits for Affordable Care Act health insurance, and could see the cost of those plans double next year.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expiring
Verb
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The game marked the NBA’s formal return to NBC, ending a hiatus of 8,532 days since the last time an American pro basketball game that counts was broadcast on the network.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
22 Oct. 2025
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The partnership with Sephora marked Rhode’s first foray into retail, with net sales topping $212 million in the 12 months ending March 31.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Gently tilting the pelvis stretches tight lower back muscles, while exhaling engages your deep core muscles to stabilize your spine.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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Try slowly inhaling for a count of 4 and exhaling for a count of 8, lengthening the exhale.—
Kate Pitts,
Outside,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His goal to seal the win against Italy — a lung-busting run and cultured finish in the dying moments — helped to illustrate the impressive engine at the heart of Cremaschi’s game.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Before dying under the weight of the boulder, the spell caster cursed the princess, her family, and the city.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The green leaves radiating from the base of each dandelion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Comet Lemmon's tail was formed when heat radiating from the sun caused icy materials embedded in its ancient body to transform directly into gas, a process known as sublimation.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The film is an adaptation of the ghost novel What Happens At Night, which follows a married couple that travels to Europe to adopt a baby, staying in a cavernous, fading European hotel filled with eccentric characters.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The win condition is for ADBE to finish at or above the short strike ($345) by expiration.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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In weighing the kind of long-term commitment Tucker will be seeking, Hoyer acknowledged the Cubs have operated cautiously while approaching the expiration of baseball’s collective bargaining agreement, which runs through the 2026 season.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But what was accomplished from the meeting remains unclear as Russia increased its aerial bombardment on Ukraine rather than ceasing military operations following the talks.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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And calling for a ceasefire means ceasing fire.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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This just makes the upcoming six-game homestand critical for the Wild in not falling too far behind in the Western Conference.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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After the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time since December 2024 last month, experts projected that rates would continue falling—even if ever so slightly.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Expiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiring. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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