expire

verb

ik-ˈspī(-ə)r How to pronounce expire (audio)
Definition of expirenext
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 The previous model, called the Total Cost of Care, expired at the end of 2025. — Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026 If a homeowner could remedy a condition to retain coverage, the insurer would have to provide notice 120 days before the policy expires. — John Woolfolk, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 Arrowsmith was concerned that his annual labor costs could rise to as much as $240,000 per herder after a California wage exemption expired on June 30. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 Groups gathered to oppose a 10-year agreement that would replace the one about to expire. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for expire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expire
  1. end
  2. exhale
  3. die
  4. release
  5. cease
  6. expel
  7. fall
  8. emit
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  • Jurin keeps working after the conversation ends—across phone, email, web chat and LINE, the messaging app used by the vast majority of Japan’s population—connecting plain language to the software that acts.
    — Jurin AI Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The senator expressed concerns about the effects if Arkansas tries to end Medicaid expansion altogether.
    — Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of end
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  • Choose the private repair that helps your nervous system finally exhale and reset your inner pace today.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Also called square breathing, this four-step method asks children to inhale for four counts, hold for four counts, exhale for four counts and hold again for four counts.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhale
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  • He was later stabilized but ultimately died from his injuries Sunday.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Zhu steered China’s economic policy for more than a decade since the early 1990s, first as a vice premier and then the premier under late leader Jiang Zemin, who died in late 2022.
    — CNN Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of die
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  • The team has appeared comfortable all offseason — after re-signing Singleton and Strnad in free agency and releasing fellow veteran Dre Greenlaw — relying on this young, developing cast to fill the depth positions.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The district has released a set of maps, outlining the potential changes.
    — James Taylor, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of release
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  • Workers at the nonprofit were laid off after the money went missing, and the organization eventually ceased operating.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Combs' team issued two cease-and-desist letters to Netflix in response to the documentary's release.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of cease
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  • He was expelled from the Communist Party in the late 1950s for criticising the government’s economic policies – and purged again during Mao’s Cultural Revolution a decade later.
    — CNN Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Cherfilus-McCormick said people should not expect she’d be expelled if voters send her back to Congress.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of expel
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  • Brokerages price crypto like an asset class, a few dozen basis points and falling.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Kabita quickly fell pregnant with a daughter of her own, Sonam.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of fall
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  • Led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, the mission aims to detect the faint 21-centimeter radio line emitted by early hydrogen atoms operating at low frequencies (10–50 MHz), a signal never before directly observed.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The amount of neutrino energy absorbed by the companion star, however, would be only a tiny fraction of the amount of energy the star emits on its own, so again, this is likely to have little effect.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
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