as in dying
to stop living
no one knows what happened to the family fortune after the spinster deceased
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The story centers on a young woman with gerontophobia who goes to work at a hospice after neglecting her dying parents.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025 -
The two-century-old sculpture of a dying lion, carved out of the natural rock wall, commemorates Swiss soldiers killed during the French Revolution.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Corey Feldman and Jenna Johnson, along with Baron Davis and Britt Stewart, were sent home after falling short in judges’ scores and viewer votes.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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After falling behind by five runs, the Mets scored five in the fifth, one inning before learning of a significant opportunity in front of them.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The boys didn't always survive their adventures, with one perishing from a snake bite and another drowning in a Bolivian flood.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Deceasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deceasing. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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