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
James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 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
More than a dozen graves have been discovered, with the deceased buried in a fetal position with their arms crossed on their chests, experts said in the release.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
The homeowner, who prefers to remain anonymous, does not live at the residence, which previously belonged to her parents, who have been deceased a number of years.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
The moves have been made to pay tribute to a variety of different people including the victims of the September 28 Michigan Mormon church shooting, deceased politicians and firefighters and police officers who died in the line of duty.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 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
More than a dozen graves have been discovered, with the deceased buried in a fetal position with their arms crossed on their chests, experts said in the release.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
The homeowner, who prefers to remain anonymous, does not live at the residence, which previously belonged to her parents, who have been deceased a number of years.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decease
Noun
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In 2023, there were seven positive cases and two deaths, and there were three positive cases and one death in 2022.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The initial air date would have been less than a month after Ozzy’s death, which came two weeks after the rock icon performed his final show, the all-star Back to the Beginning blow-out, at his home soccer stadium, Villa Park, in his hometown of Birmingham, England.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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About 20 living hostages remain captive in desperate conditions, Israeli officials say, and about 25 more are believed to have died, but their bodies have not been returned to their families.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Craig Hayden, a 77-year-old church member, died trying to help another member of the church, according to a GoFundMe his daughter-in-law posted.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Spotify has also hastened the demise of the album, as well as a world where the final product is used to promote the tour, rather than vice versa, alongside other pieces of merchandise like a T-shirt or poster.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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That can cause all sorts of problems for the tree, often leading to its untimely demise.—
Viveka Neveln,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Almost all 19 of the people who died in the blaze perished in the neighborhood.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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At least two others were believed to have been trapped inside the church when the fire started and perished in the flames.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Once the selloff happened, the Twins were destined to be awful for the final two months, all but sealing Baldelli’s fate.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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As fate would have it, the Padres came back from a 3-2 deficit with four runs in the inning for what turned out to be a 6-3 final.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Zay Flowers, who finished with a receiving line of 5-for-72, fell a yard short of a long TD on a 56-yard gain.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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City administrator echoes points other municipalities have stated Brown presented a series of slides and data pieces that, among other facts, showed the city has lagged further behind in terms of property revenue increases falling short of 3% inflation on existing services on average.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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