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
Steven Mross, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Police and firefighters responded to the scene soon after, putting out a fire in the apartment and discovering Morales deceased at the scene.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 31 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
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Garland County Coroner Jayson Neighbors arrived on scene and declared Harris deceased from a gunshot wound.
—Steven Mross, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Police and firefighters responded to the scene soon after, putting out a fire in the apartment and discovering Morales deceased at the scene.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 31 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decease
Noun
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The coroner said next of kin have been notified, and the cause and manner of death for each are pending autopsy results.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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He was initially sentenced to death, though the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment and he was later pardoned.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Both died from complications of Alzheimer's disease.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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In the ongoing Yemeni civil war, close to 400,000 have died since 2014—and the number will go higher still.—
Josef Joffe,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
Verb
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As many as one-third of all Jewish victims of the Nazi genocide perished on Soviet territory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Those who didn’t die onboard eventually tried to walk to across the frozen waters to mainland Canada, perishing on their journey.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
10 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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The wait time can fall anywhere between six minutes and six hours.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Dua Lipa and Callum Turner, as a powerhouse couple, that fall more in step with the likes of Hailey and Justin Bieber’s individual style statements than, say, Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet’s joint method dressing.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Decease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decease. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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