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as in demise
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
we were all saddened by the death of our friend
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as in mortality
the state of being dead
death is one of the few constants in the universe
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as in dissolution
the act of ceasing to exist
the death of the Soviet economic system in the wake of the breakup of the USSR
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as in downfall
something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life
that muscle car will be the death of him yet
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as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
thousands of soldiers were lost on the field of death
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Recent Examples of death
Mateo and fellow Miami-Dade Police Officers Rodolfo Mirabal, Richard Santiesteban and Leslie Lee were charged with manslaughter in Ordoñez’s death.
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Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Polk, 27, has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 19-year-old Dan’Vonte Tarver on the streets of Miami Beach during the busy spring break period three years ago.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Brittany and Devonta The final couple is Brittany and Devonta, who dealt with a death in the family during the pods.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
His longtime friend Dorian Hannaway reported his death.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
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Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Polk, 27, has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 19-year-old Dan’Vonte Tarver on the streets of Miami Beach during the busy spring break period three years ago.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Brittany and Devonta The final couple is Brittany and Devonta, who dealt with a death in the family during the pods.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
His longtime friend Dorian Hannaway reported his death.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for death
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Needless to say, cabin fever brings on their demise .—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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This network will undock from the orbiting lab before its demise, becoming the free-flying Axiom Station.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Avian influenza continues to cause significant mortality in wild birds, prompting the Arkansas Department of Agriculture to recommend avoiding contact with wild birds.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Research also shows that acts of kindness and volunteerism — serving others — are associated with lower mortality and better physical functioning into old age.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Feb. 2026
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Intertextuality is described by Scarlett Barton in perhaps the opposite way, as linked to Roland Barthes’ observation that the author is dead, and that the text is the dissolution of every kind of voice, every beginning and core.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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In 2023, the Move Forward Party campaigned on curbing royal powers, though efforts to reform Thailand’s draconian royal defamation law, known as lèse-majesté or Article 112, were deemed unconstitutional and led to the party’s dissolution by the Constitutional Court.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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But Hadder says the department’s downfall essentially hinged on Sawyer’s order.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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And then came the third quarter, the Heat’s period of downfall this season, with Boston finding its 3-point game and leaving it tied 74-74 going into the fourth — a 36-15 scoring edge in the period.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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The teenager’s accounts were littered with references to white supremacy, antisemitism and violence, with a particular focus on past mass shootings, including the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
4 Feb. 2026
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The regime is resorting to massacres to suppress the unrest.—
Shahrnush Parsipur,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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But Monday, Bass offered a new take on Wasserman’s fate.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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The fate of the building itself is still up in the air, though developers have filed plans with the city of Leawood to demolish Houlihan’s and turn the space into two buildings that house four restaurants, according to city records.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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Three tourists in New Orleans were wounded in a shooting that left a 19-year-old dead when the man ducked into a famed Creole restaurant in a bid to escape the gunfire, authorities said Monday.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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But fear of the difficult dead neither originated in nor has been confined to the nineteenth-century European re-imaginings of Vlad the Impaler.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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The agency said the suspension period is intended to precede final termination decisions as the proceedings move forward.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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One of his attorneys, Bill Brewer, said the company pointed to a restructuring as the reason for the termination.—
Emily Brindley,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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