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as in demises
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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as in cessations
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 deaths
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 expirations
Instead of committing a massive chunk of capital to a single trade right out of the gate, separating your entries, and even spreading them across different expirations on the same stock, is a fantastic way to mitigate concentration risk.
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Nishant Pant, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
The platform tracks key dates, such as license and certification expirations, and initiates alerts well in advance.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
For some companies, the shutdowns are due to bankruptcies, lease expirations, or long‑running shifts toward e‑commerce sales.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Transferring to Paramount+ will be all content currently on BET+ – original and acquired – subject to rights restrictions and license expirations.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Lockup expirations typically cause a company’s shares to fall.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 5 Mar. 2026
At the time, Saks Global indicated that its decision to close Off 5th stores followed an extensive analysis of the fleet, including market dynamics, lease expirations, customer behavior and long-term business potential.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Jan. 2026
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) also estimates that, with ACA expirations, about 4 million more people would become uninsured than would otherwise be the case.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Niccol cited factors such as financial performance and lease expirations as reasons for the decision.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
Nishant Pant, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
The platform tracks key dates, such as license and certification expirations, and initiates alerts well in advance.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
For some companies, the shutdowns are due to bankruptcies, lease expirations, or long‑running shifts toward e‑commerce sales.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Transferring to Paramount+ will be all content currently on BET+ – original and acquired – subject to rights restrictions and license expirations.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Lockup expirations typically cause a company’s shares to fall.
—Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 5 Mar. 2026
At the time, Saks Global indicated that its decision to close Off 5th stores followed an extensive analysis of the fleet, including market dynamics, lease expirations, customer behavior and long-term business potential.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Jan. 2026
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) also estimates that, with ACA expirations, about 4 million more people would become uninsured than would otherwise be the case.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Niccol cited factors such as financial performance and lease expirations as reasons for the decision.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expirations
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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
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No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Nov. 2025
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Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.—
Henry Freedland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Lynx organization has leaned heavily into the political narrative surrounding these deaths.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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In 1991, Broderick was convicted of second-degree murder for the deaths of her ex-husband, Daniel Broderick III, who was 44, and his new, 28-year-old wife, Linda Kolkena Broderick.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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The Justice Department argues not just that the terminations were done legally, but also that the law creating the program bars judges from reviewing any part of the government’s decision-making process.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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But the administration's terminations were challenged by TPS beneficiaries from Syria, led by Dahlia, and Haiti in two separate lawsuits, and judges agreed to postpone the effective dates.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Without giving too much away about the endings of Caveat and Oddity, McCarthy (like Ohm) leans toward the bleak and open-ended.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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These periods tend to bring sudden news, endings, breakthroughs or a turning point.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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But the prevailing auditory sense that stands out in memory is an uncanny calmness, met by a student trapped inside, alive and aware, who cut through the stillness to comfort his peers while their fates remained sealed between earth and steel.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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Presumably, the fates were not kind to Pete Best.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
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There could be more dissolutions and consolidations in the future.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
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The drama that sometimes follows their dissolutions speaks to a broader uncertainty in the air about how gay couples should be.—
Paul McAdory,
Them.,
9 Dec. 2025
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Former leaders warn that the loss of institutional knowledge, combined with halts to the incoming pipeline of public health workers, may lead to a long-term crisis.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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Automotive industry analysts are forecasting that another microchip shortage could hit in the coming months, which could increase risks for production halts as costs skyrocket.—
Breana Noble,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Expirations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expirations. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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