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
Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Paramedics declared the person deceased and called the police department and medical examiner to the scene to take over the case, the fire department said.
—Bill Feather, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
The posting said that upon arrival, officers located two individuals who were deceased from apparent gunshot wounds.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Once inside, officers found a man and a woman deceased in the home, according to Deputy Chief Prenzinna Spann, who spoke during a news conference at the scene.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
First responders found the 61-year-old, who was not named in the release, deceased in a bedroom, according to the release.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Firefighters extinguished the blaze and found a person deceased at the scene.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Director Rob Reiner and his spouse on Sunday were discovered to be deceased at their home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood, according to local outlet KTLA.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
Santa Monica Fire Department personnel responded and pronounced the individual deceased at the scene.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Dec. 2025
Verb
The couple were found deceased by police responding to multiple calls and at least one request for a welfare check after Spencer did not show up for work on Tuesday, WSYX reported.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Paramedics declared the person deceased and called the police department and medical examiner to the scene to take over the case, the fire department said.
—Bill Feather, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
The posting said that upon arrival, officers located two individuals who were deceased from apparent gunshot wounds.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Once inside, officers found a man and a woman deceased in the home, according to Deputy Chief Prenzinna Spann, who spoke during a news conference at the scene.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
First responders found the 61-year-old, who was not named in the release, deceased in a bedroom, according to the release.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Firefighters extinguished the blaze and found a person deceased at the scene.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Director Rob Reiner and his spouse on Sunday were discovered to be deceased at their home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood, according to local outlet KTLA.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
Santa Monica Fire Department personnel responded and pronounced the individual deceased at the scene.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decease
Noun
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Fuentes is facing one count of leaving the scene of an accident involving death.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Sandoval had not been charged as of Thursday in the teen’s death, according to police.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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
Noun
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Mosley challenged his team to take care of the basketball and play with better energy and effort from the jump — two key factors that led to Orlando‘s demise at Washington.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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Injuries played a big role in the team’s demise, especially on the offensive line.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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They were doomed to perish in the fires of hell.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Harold Cunningham/Getty Outside Le Constellation, Federico Gelle, a 17-year-old from Italy's Tuscany region, lit a candle for so many teens his own age who had perished.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Discussion over the fate of Medicaid expansion dominated the 2025 session.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
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Then there’s litigation and regulation that could drive the payout even higher — or lower — depending on fate of lawsuits and the red tape-making before state agencies that are drafting administrative rules.—
Pat Maio,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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 12 Jan. 2026.
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