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as in died
to stop living
12 people perished in the plane crash
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as in disintegrated
chiefly British
to go through decomposition
after being left out in the summer heat, the milk perished and had to be thrown out
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Recent Examples of perished
Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The three perished when the plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
His parents, siblings and extended family all perished in the Holocaust.
—Lauren Costantino
march 27, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Higher up the mountains, swaths of alligator juniper and Emory oak have perished, their copper leaves and dark skeletons blighting the borderlands.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The couple and Carolyn’s sister, Lauren, all perished in the crash.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Mar. 2026
The other 23 passengers, disoriented and overcome with smoke, perished in the fire.
—Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2026
Although no monument can remember the 168 people who perished that day, the thousands injured or the countless families changed forever by one heinous act, the memorial is tasteful, poignant and impactful.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Instead, we were greeted by patchworks in which trees that had perished and trees that had been only partially burned commingled with those that appeared completely untouched.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
Cookie perished, to say nothing of the dog.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The three perished when the plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
His parents, siblings and extended family all perished in the Holocaust.
—Lauren Costantino
march 27, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Higher up the mountains, swaths of alligator juniper and Emory oak have perished, their copper leaves and dark skeletons blighting the borderlands.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The couple and Carolyn’s sister, Lauren, all perished in the crash.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Mar. 2026
The other 23 passengers, disoriented and overcome with smoke, perished in the fire.
—Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2026
Although no monument can remember the 168 people who perished that day, the thousands injured or the countless families changed forever by one heinous act, the memorial is tasteful, poignant and impactful.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Instead, we were greeted by patchworks in which trees that had perished and trees that had been only partially burned commingled with those that appeared completely untouched.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perished
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That mirrors the likely total awaiting the 10 Pac-12 legacy schools now scattered across the Big 12, Big Ten and ACC. Of the departed contingent, only Arizona is a lock to make the NCAA Tournament field as an at-large team.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Pritchard, who’d notched three straight 20-point outings since replacing the departed Anfernee Simons as Boston’s second-unit quarterback, had six points on 2-of-9 shooting and was a minus-27.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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The diagnosis was announced Thursday by Coroner Ian Telford, who is conducting a preliminary hearing into the death of Shane Christie who died in August aged 39.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The 15-year-old was taken to a local hospital and died less than an hour later, according to police.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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United could have disintegrated in the second period, fearing fate was against them.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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There was more funding for higher education, less restrictive laws, lower voting ages, better reproductive rights for women and easier divorces, while icons of popular culture gained far greater prominence and influence as stuffy hierarchies disintegrated.—
Jason Burke,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Floorboards were milled from walnut trees felled at a construction site in North Carolina.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 Apr. 2026
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With a hollow interior trunk, Stumpy was among 158 trees felled in 2024 as part of a project aimed at shoring up a sea wall near the National Mall.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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The root system is completely rotted out of it, so winds, rain and anything can push that right over.—
Joe Holden,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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How to Plant Bare Root Roses Carefully inspect the roots and cut off any that are broken, cracked, rotted, or show signs of insect damage.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
26 Feb. 2026
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Well, any information that’s ever been transmitted on the Internet is a lost cause—because even if it was encrypted, an opponent could have downloaded and saved it for a future where quantum computers can decrypt any of the old methods.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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Milford e-bike warning Milford police issued the warning to the public after a 15-year-old lost control of an e-bike and was hit by a car on Wednesday.—
Logan Hall,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The detail was that Rivas’ body was not only badly decomposed when it was found – it had been dismembered and separated into two bags before being placed in the trunk of the Tesla.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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In both cases, the remains were decomposed, and appeared that they may have been moved around multiple locations before being discovered, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Orange County Transportation Authority has said half of the public agency’s bus routes travel through the city, shadowing 75% of ATN’s routes, with the remaining of the soon-to-be-extinct routes within walking distance of existing OC Bus stops.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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And while many are extinct or dormant, two of them, Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, are still capable of destructive and deadly eruptions.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Perished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perished. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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