1
as in to end
to come to an end
speakers will not be allowed to continue after their allotted time has expired
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2
as in to exhale
to let or force out of the lungs
he vows to hold on to that belief until he expires his last breath
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3
as in to die
to stop living
made one last visit to his homeland and expired not long afterwards
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4
as in to release
archaic
to throw or give off
linden trees expiring their rich perfume
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Recent Examples of expire
This means taking the time to part ways with anything that doesn't suit you or is expired, too.
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Her license was expired at the time of the crash, and had been suspended 56 times, prosecutors said.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
By now, the district’s financial hardship status has expired.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
As in the first-round pick still due Charlotte that accompanied the expiring contract of Kyle Lowry in the Heat’s January 2024 trade for Rozier.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
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Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Her license was expired at the time of the crash, and had been suspended 56 times, prosecutors said.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
By now, the district’s financial hardship status has expired.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
As in the first-round pick still due Charlotte that accompanied the expiring contract of Kyle Lowry in the Heat’s January 2024 trade for Rozier.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expire
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These signals intensified recently when Kast abruptly ended the transition process after a clash with outgoing Boric over a project to install a submarine cable to connect Chile and China.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Voting for the Oscars ended March 5, possibly giving members of the academy just enough time to reconsider the slate of nominees.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Magenheim then hit a pair of layups in the final minute to finally allow the Andover side to exhale.—
Matt Roy,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Then open your right nostril, and exhale through your right nostril.—
Daya Grant,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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Her bank records, which are in the files, showed that Noel received thousands of dollars in cash and Zelle payments in the months before Epstein died.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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At least 560,000 corals died within a third of a mile of the dredging, and more probably died as sediment drifted miles away, according to the 2019 study.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Lesli Boese told the judge Thursday that Casap was too dangerous to ever be released from prison.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The government released thousands more documents in the decades that followed before establishing AARO to investigate sightings and publish reports.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Time ceases to exist in a place like this.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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For similar reasons, many of the foundations and artists’ estates once considered the ultimate authorities (like the Keith Haring Foundation and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts) have ceased offering authentication services.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
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Additionally, the Hudson Farmers' Market draws local growers and makers with fresh produce, baked goods, cheeses, and flowers on Saturdays from spring to fall.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Hurricanes came oh-so-close before falling short, 92-89.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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In the letter, the groups — including the Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council and NextGen California — called for the state to set stricter limits on how much covered entities can emit under the program.—
Chaewon Chung
March 9,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Desalination is energy-intensive, with plants worldwide producing between 500 and 850 million tons of carbon emissions annually, approaching the roughly 880 million tons emitted by the entire global aviation industry.—
Annika Hammerschlag,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Kuemper stopped 21 shots for the Kings, who entered the night one point out of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Rather than stopping disagreements from happening, this aspect is about repairing any damage left behind.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Expire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expire. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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