as in death
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
in the event of the decease of the president, the vice president will immediately assume his duties
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as in to die
to stop living
no one knows what happened to the family fortune after the spinster deceased
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Recent Examples of decease
Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Paramedics pronounced McMullin deceased at the scene.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
So far, many of the famous faces whose likeness were available on the platform have been deceased, though not all, as demonstrated by Cranston’s appearance in some videos.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
The exhibit will also incorporate the stories of other local and now-deceased survivors – Bella Ouizel, Doris Polaniecki, Joseph Polaniecki, Edith Carter, Henry Carter, Henry Meyer and Roma Kaltman among them.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
Israel declared Al-Atresh deceased on June 24, 2024.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
After extinguishing the fire, officials found Robert Hill, 44, deceased with severe burns, apparent head trauma, and signs of decomposition, according to Melesa Johnson with the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
The intense search effort for two missing elk hunters in southern Colorado came to an end Thursday, when rescuers with Colorado Search and Rescue found both Andrew Porter and Ian Stasko deceased, according to an update from Porter’s aunt, Lynne Runkle.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Authorities found Beverly unresponsive inside the bedroom, and the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced the victim deceased shortly thereafter.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
Dickens told deputies four of his other children were deceased inside the trunk of the vehicle inside the garage.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Paramedics pronounced McMullin deceased at the scene.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
So far, many of the famous faces whose likeness were available on the platform have been deceased, though not all, as demonstrated by Cranston’s appearance in some videos.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
The exhibit will also incorporate the stories of other local and now-deceased survivors – Bella Ouizel, Doris Polaniecki, Joseph Polaniecki, Edith Carter, Henry Carter, Henry Meyer and Roma Kaltman among them.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
Israel declared Al-Atresh deceased on June 24, 2024.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
After extinguishing the fire, officials found Robert Hill, 44, deceased with severe burns, apparent head trauma, and signs of decomposition, according to Melesa Johnson with the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
The intense search effort for two missing elk hunters in southern Colorado came to an end Thursday, when rescuers with Colorado Search and Rescue found both Andrew Porter and Ian Stasko deceased, according to an update from Porter’s aunt, Lynne Runkle.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Authorities found Beverly unresponsive inside the bedroom, and the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service pronounced the victim deceased shortly thereafter.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decease
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The Little Rock man who, police say, crashed while fleeing from an Arkansas State Police trooper last week now faces first-degree murder counts in the death of two teenage passengers, authorities said Wednesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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In short, at the heart within the kernel of concern for memory is a concern for death.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The driver of the car that was hit died at the scene, according to police.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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In filing the suit, the city was following the lead of Norma Nazario, who, in 2024, sued TikTok and Meta for the wrongful death of her fifteen-year-old son, Zackery, who died surfing, claiming that algorithms encouraged her son to become addicted to the act.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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As minister of economy and the public face of unpopular government policies that ended up impoverishing the population further – including a botched monetary reform in 2021 that fueled unprecedented levels of inflation – Gil’s demise was cheered by many inside Cuba.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Hektoria is a relatively small glacier by Antarctic standards, and its partial demise won’t cost the planet much in terms of sea level rise, Scambos said.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Researchers hypothesize that Earhart did not crash at sea, but instead landed and was stranded on Nikumaroro Island, later perishing there.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Eventually, nearly one-fifth of Fair Havens’ full capacity would perish of COVID-19 complications, according to the Herald’s analysis of data.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In other words, investors might bail on companies such as Nvidia, Oracle, and CoreWeave, whose fates are deemed too closely tied up with OpenAI’s.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Hekate is the goddess of fate and the night, who is grossly misunderstood throughout history.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Two things happened on that blustery back-to-school morning that fell exactly a month after my eleventh birthday.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Midway through the third quarter, true freshman linebacker Mason Posa, buried on the depth chart just weeks ago, ripped the ball loose at Washington’s 7-yard line and fell on it himself.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Decease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decease. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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