1
as in demise
the act of ceasing to exist
directed that upon her expiration her splendid Italian-style villa be given to the public as a museum
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2
as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
with the expiration of all brain activity there was no point in keeping the patient alive
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as in death
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
the cancer patient passed away sometime during the night, the exact moment of her expiration not being known
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Recent Examples of expiration
Regardless of Martinez’s future, a goalkeeper is likely to arrive, with his long-time deputy Robin Olsen expected to leave at his contract expiration.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 8 May 2025
In April, Deadline reported that Disney was vacating the Fox lot ahead of the lease expiration in March 2026 and consolidating their resources in Burbank.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 6 May 2025
The court battle comes at a critical time for Keytruda, which is facing the approaching expiration of some key patents starting in 2028 that could potentially open the way for less costly versions known as biosimilars.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Duffy initially set the expiration of the plan to be March 21, but delayed it 30 days until April 20.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 8 May 2025
In April, Deadline reported that Disney was vacating the Fox lot ahead of the lease expiration in March 2026 and consolidating their resources in Burbank.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 6 May 2025
The court battle comes at a critical time for Keytruda, which is facing the approaching expiration of some key patents starting in 2028 that could potentially open the way for less costly versions known as biosimilars.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Duffy initially set the expiration of the plan to be March 21, but delayed it 30 days until April 20.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expiration
Noun
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For all the obituaries written about ESG in the past year, reports of its demise have been greatly exaggerated.—
Daniel Sutter,
National Review,
16 May 2025
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This is not the time to issue a prediction of demise, not particularly close to it.—
Martin Rogers,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Indeed, in recent weeks, the administration appears to have abandoned efforts to hash out a cessation of hostilities altogether and instead pivoted to a discussion of the terms of a final settlement.—
Samuel Charap,
Foreign Affairs,
8 May 2025
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Putin wanted this mini cessation of fighting as cover for his big Victory Day celebration tomorrow in Moscow, honoring the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe (nothing ruins a party like a swarm of suicide drones).—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Police say that early in the morning of Nov. 13, 2022, the four college students were stabbed to death at an off-campus house on King Road in Moscow, Idaho, where three of them lived.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Months before his death in 1989, Iran's Supreme Leader, the Ayatollah Khomeini, issued a religious fatwa calling for Rushdie's murder.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
16 May 2025
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However, most accounting contracts include termination clauses that allow businesses to switch if their needs are not being met.—
Loran Armstrong,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Under Reed’s contract, the district appears obligated to pay her about $32,000 or $800 a day from her February hiring date to June 30, the contract termination date.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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The Cheers finale carves out happy endings for several of its cast members.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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My ending was harmonizing the situation of the movie, that the family is coming together at the end, and Laura is part of the family and wants to go back to the family.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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The 10 seconds between numbers feel interminable when the fate of 14 selections is on the line.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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The fate of current Thursdays-at-9 occupant Doctor Odyssey remains TBD.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
13 May 2025
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The dissolution of the PKK raises a host of questions for the Islamist government of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the pro-American Kurdish forces (YPG) in northern Syrian who helped defeat the Islamist State terrorist movement.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2025
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More broadly, the dissolution of the foreign aid program is a significant example of a broader trend the administration is pursuing: sacrificing soft power for hard power.—
Time,
Time,
12 May 2025
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In the end, all but one Republican voted the bill out of committee—Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, who skipped the vote—ending the committee’s debate that began more than 22 hours ago.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
22 May 2025
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In the end, Circuit Judge Amy Maher sentenced Howard to 30 years in prison.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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“Expiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiration. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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