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 Synonyms for decease
Noun
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Ashton Town Football Club, which plays in Division One North of the North West Counties League, released a statement on social media confirming the death of 47-year-old Wright, the wife of team chairman Chris Wright.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025 -
Using models, the authors estimated the impact of USAID funding on deaths from 2001 to 2021.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
Verb
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But every time one expression of faith dies, a new one seems to rise up offering something more in keeping with the needs of the era.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Of those deaths, the majority of firefighters died from a traumatic event related to their jobs, or a medical emergency.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
1 July 2025
Noun
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And the company’s legal battle with Albertsons over the demise of the merger deal is ongoing.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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The urgency of the warnings comes as Russia faces losing another regional ally if the regime in Iran falls, only months after the demise of the Assad regime in Syria.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
Verb
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was a summer visitor, as was her late son John F. Kennedy Jr., who perished in a plane crash off the coast with his wife Carolyn Bessette and sister-in-law Lauren in 1999.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
27 June 2025
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Hundreds of Israeli civilians were injured in Iranian attacks, many homes were destroyed, and a few dozen civilians were killed, including five who perished in an Iranian attack on Beersheba minutes before the cease-fire took effect.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Vegas went 50-22 last season, but ultimately had the same fate as Toronto, losing in the second round.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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The brutalist federal buildings that have blighted Washington, D.C., for decades deserve the same fate as Carthage after the Third Punic War, and the nation’s capital is finally beginning to move on from these concrete monstrosities.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
29 June 2025
Verb
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However, that strategy could fall flat if Cuomo keeps his campaign alive.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2025
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Monthly spending has also fallen by almost $20 year-over-year.—
Jon Kirchner,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Decease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decease. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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