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deceases 1 of 2

noun

plural of decease
as in deaths
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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deceases

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verb

present tense third-person singular of decease
as in dies
to stop living no one knows what happened to the family fortune after the spinster deceased

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  1. deaths
  2. dies
  3. demises
  4. perishes
  5. fates
  6. falls
  7. passings
Noun
  • President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack in separate statements and expressed sorrow over the deaths.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Lizzie, who was 32 years old at the time and living at home, became the prime suspect in the gruesome murders, and was arrested and charged shortly after their deaths.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of deaths
Verb
  • Making people’s lives better does not mean having a symbolic vote on something that goes to the Senate and dies — that’s what the Republicans have done for two years.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Using the X-ray spacecraft XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission), astronomers have observed stellar winds from a hypergiant star feeding an extreme stellar remnant known as a neutron star, left over after a massive star dies.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of dies
Noun
  • SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company Musk founded in 2002, has endured a few more fiery demises of the mammoth Starship rocket since that explosive debut.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
Definition of demises
Verb
  • In The Children, sister and brother Guinevere and Ennis grow up under the shadow of their mother, Edith Sharpe, whose Ninth City children’s book series transfixes the world until Edith perishes in a mysterious fire in Vermont.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
  • Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.
    — Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025
Definition of perishes
Noun
  • Season 2 of the spinoff picks up after multiple characters’ fates were left hanging in the balance in the season 1 finale.
    — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The fates of several college basketball programs in 2026-27 could be determined by the courts and the NCAA Eligibility Center.
    — CJ Moore, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of fates
Verb
  • Because every moment is narrated in Ugandan Sign Language and International Sign, Deaf travelers are more deeply immersed in the experience, and a welcome hush falls over the environment—which is, surprise, appreciated by the wildlife too.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • However, the salt can solidify if its temperature falls too close to its freezing point.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of falls
Noun
  • The songs above fall into three categories, as their runs reached such lengths due to artists’ passings; a record-setting movie; or multiple holidays.
    — Gary Trust, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026
  • What stood out most, however, was just how emotional the event was, particularly considering the many recent passings of some of our most beloved film and TV luminaries.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Deceases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceases. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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