as in dead
no longer living
the kayaker's lifeless body was found just downstream of the rapids where he had capsized
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Recent Examples of lifeless
Hiller was in just his second full season in charge of the Kings, who looked lifeless Thursday in an 8-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers — the team that also sent Los Angeles home early from the past four Stanley Cup playoffs.
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ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
But living cells and tissues are far stranger and more dynamic than the lifeless materials physicists typically study.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Somewhere between having a beer, chatting with friends at a party, and heading back to his university dorm room, someone killed him, and then, as far as the police can tell, placed his lifeless body on the railroad tracks nearby.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Van Dyke, 66, was found lifeless and stuffed under a bed on Saturday at his apartment in the city of Limon, the local Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) reported.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
But living cells and tissues are far stranger and more dynamic than the lifeless materials physicists typically study.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Somewhere between having a beer, chatting with friends at a party, and heading back to his university dorm room, someone killed him, and then, as far as the police can tell, placed his lifeless body on the railroad tracks nearby.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Van Dyke, 66, was found lifeless and stuffed under a bed on Saturday at his apartment in the city of Limon, the local Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) reported.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifeless
Adjective
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By 1838, Prudhomme was dead, and his daughter petitioned to divide the estate.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Man stabbed to death in Southie apartment A man was stabbed in an apartment in South Boston Friday and pronounced dead at a hospital the next day.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Northbound Foothill Boulevard was closed at Ash Street due to the crash, and the middle and far right lanes of southbound Foothill Boulevard were closed due to a fallen tree, the CHP said in a social media post.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Photos on local media and social networks showed fallen trees in Zagreb, pulled out by their roots, some blocking streets or damaging parked cars.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Ziva breaks down sobbing, cradling her deceased father.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Saturday, sheriff’s deputies were called to the area of Roxbury and Westford roads for a man who was found deceased, McFalls said.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Lifeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifeless. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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