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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
The group verifies each death and arrest with a network of activists on the ground in Iran.
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Millions of people have seen videos on social media, from multiple angles, of the death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
Trump’s comments on Frey came after the president has signaled more cooperation with Minnesota’s Democratic state and local leaders in recent days, amid a widespread pushback against Pretti’s death that’s come even from people within his own party.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Voss challenged the White House’s initial efforts to blame Pretti’s death on his decision to carry a firearm.
—Paul Kiefer, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Millions of people have seen videos on social media, from multiple angles, of the death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti.
—Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
Trump’s comments on Frey came after the president has signaled more cooperation with Minnesota’s Democratic state and local leaders in recent days, amid a widespread pushback against Pretti’s death that’s come even from people within his own party.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Voss challenged the White House’s initial efforts to blame Pretti’s death on his decision to carry a firearm.
—Paul Kiefer, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for death
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The demise of the Mercedes and the investigations that followed generated reams of paperwork, which now told Dooley the rest of the story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Since the demise of the deputy executive director, New Jersey has, by informal agreement, selected the chairman of the Port’s board.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The vast, indifferent Moroccan desert acts as a major character, stripping the human characters bare and forcing a primal confrontation with mortality, loss, and the unconstrained forces of nature.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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Pettini said since 2020, the program has reduced mortality in trauma, shootings, and stabbings, as well as medical cases such as gastrointestinal bleeds and postpartum hemorrhage.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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While later albums such as 1979’s The Long Run also ascended to the platinum sales plateau before the group’s temporary dissolution in 1980, the content of Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) and Hotel California provides the foundation on which the Eagles’ long-term success has been built.—
Prof. Mike Alleyne Ph.D,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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His announcement shocked the global media—and would play a pivotal role in the dissolution of Harry’s relationship with his family, which would culminate in Meghan and Harry’s 2020 decision to step back from senior royal duties and move to North America.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
21 Jan. 2026
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Presidential downfall Legislators swiftly overturned the president’s martial law decree after fighting their way past armed soldiers into parliament.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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In early January, an anonymous Polymarket trader made $400,000 betting on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s downfall, raising concerns about insider trading.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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Juries are often reluctant to convict law enforcement officers for inaction, as seen after the 2018 school massacre in Parkland, Fla.—
Valerie Gonzalez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Juries are often reluctant to convict law enforcement officers for inaction, as seen after the Parkland, Florida, school massacre in 2018.—
Valerie Gonzalez,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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The mass shooting killed fewer than 100 people altogether but ultimately sealed the fate of the Shah’s foundering regime.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The elaborate nature of the burial site, adorned with a handwoven shell cap atop the boy’s head, along with shells, knives and all sorts of other ritual objects, may have been intended to ward off future evil events like the one that sealed this boy’s fate.—
Sara Novak,
Scientific American,
27 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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Citizens commune not just with deceased relatives but with the undifferentiated mass of anonymous dead.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Haitians living in South Florida are facing a TPS termination deadline next week.—
Marybel Rodriguez,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Police Chief Stacey Graves has the power to recommend Newton’s termination, which the board can either accept or reject.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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