1
as in to die
to stop living
12 people perished in the plane crash
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2
as in to decompose
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 perish
An estimated 47 species have perished while being considered for a listing, as they were still exposed to the threats that helped reduce their populations in the first place, according to an analysis by the High Country News.
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Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Fourteen people perished on a line that was less than a decade old.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
The renowned financier and aviator perished in a plane crash in 2007, and Peggy held onto the home until her death in 2017, at which time it was sold to Vickers and his wife, Kerry.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025
The estimate for a full invasion would have been over a million people, from both sides, to perish.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Fourteen people perished on a line that was less than a decade old.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
The renowned financier and aviator perished in a plane crash in 2007, and Peggy held onto the home until her death in 2017, at which time it was sold to Vickers and his wife, Kerry.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025
The estimate for a full invasion would have been over a million people, from both sides, to perish.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perish
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Frank Camacho, a longtime and beloved TV news anchor in Phoenix, has died.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Almond and his collaborators, including this season's artist-in-residence, cellist Alexander Hersh, will performs works by Erwin Schulhoff and Viktor Ullmann, who both died in concentration camps.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The farm worked with Ducks Unlimited for a different conservation easement applicable to its rice fields, and was an early adopter of post-harvest flood practices to decompose rice straw left over from harvest.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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While strontium aluminate can readily decompose in plants, posing harm to plant tissue, Liu said, the scientists developed a chemical coating for the material that acts as a protective barrier.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Alex Bowman falls three laps down after a slow pit stop.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Sep. 2025
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Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Sep. 2025
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The six-episode series, produced by Croatia’s Antitalent, is set in 1989 at the Croatian seaside, where a family is shattered when their daughter disappears, unleashing dark secrets that disintegrate the community over two decades until the return of the former investigator unveils the truth.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
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Starship's most recent demonstration came May 27 when the spacecraft spun out of control roughly halfway through its flight and disintegrated in a fireball.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Kotevska turns her camera on agonizing scenes of Nikola and his family all but abandoning their potatoes, along with watermelon and other crops, and leaving them to rot because selling them makes no sense.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
29 Aug. 2025
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In the daytime, the pair encountered the planarians, often called hammerhead worms, hiding under rotting logs or rocks.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
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The oak pilings, submerged in the lagoon, eventually decay and are replaced every few decades.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Aug. 2025
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Most fly species lay their eggs on dead or decaying organic matter, which the larvae then eat.—
Dave Wessner,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Perish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perish. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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