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
Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 13 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
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Officers later found five other family members deceased inside the home.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 13 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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The preliminary cause of death was multiple sharp-force injuries.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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He was condemned for the April 1998 shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend, Glenda Dennise Hayslip, 39, and her new boyfriend, Darren Keith Cain, 30, at the woman's suburban Houston apartment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Giuffre died by suicide last year at age 41.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Lauryn Hill will perform a tribute to D'Angelo, who died of cancer in October at the age of 51, and Roberta Flack, who died in February at age 88.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The demise of the Mercedes and the investigations that followed generated reams of paperwork, which now told Dooley the rest of the story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Since the demise of the deputy executive director, New Jersey has, by informal agreement, selected the chairman of the Port’s board.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The toll includes three Texas brothers — ages 6, 8 and 9 — who perished after falling through the frozen surface of a pond in Texas.—
Russ Bynum,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The pilot, Jacob Hosmer, 47, also perished in the crash, his father, Gary, told KPRC2.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The mass shooting killed fewer than 100 people altogether but ultimately sealed the fate of the Shah’s foundering regime.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The elaborate nature of the burial site, adorned with a handwoven shell cap atop the boy’s head, along with shells, knives and all sorts of other ritual objects, may have been intended to ward off future evil events like the one that sealed this boy’s fate.—
Sara Novak,
Scientific American,
27 Jan. 2026
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With a light snow falling outside McCamish Pavilion, Henri Veesaar gave North Carolina (17-4, 5-3 ACC) a devastating 1-2 punch on the inside with 20 points and 12 rebounds.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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These cycles, which last about 11 years, mark periods of rising and falling solar activity.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Decease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decease. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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