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
If Congress doesn't act and the credits expire at the end of 2025, out-of-pocket premiums would rise by more than 75% on average.
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
According to Shires, the officer informed her that her tags were expired and asked for her registration.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
No categories to track or remember and cash rewards don’t expire as long as your account remains open.
—Raina He, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
This warning applies to the Tucson area and follows a previous severe thunderstorm warning for the Tucson area that has expired.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
According to Shires, the officer informed her that her tags were expired and asked for her registration.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
No categories to track or remember and cash rewards don’t expire as long as your account remains open.
—Raina He, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
This warning applies to the Tucson area and follows a previous severe thunderstorm warning for the Tucson area that has expired.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expire
Verb
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The arteries end at the capillaries.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Arkansas Educational Freedom Accounts could cost the state more than $326 million during the fiscal year that ends June 30, according to information provided by the state Department of Education.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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By the time Melanie Fiona hit the stage at Tower Grove Park, the air was thick with incense, barbecue smoke, and the sound of Black folks exhaling.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
30 Sep. 2025
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Only when brands slow down, replace hype with humility and address genuine human need do consumers finally exhale and truly mean it.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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The way people typically die in intersections is often because of head-on and T-bone crashes, which the roundabout design addresses, Bryson said.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Uzbek artist Feruza Kholkhujaeva filled courtyards with potted plants that will slowly die, a portrait of grief.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Baker escorted Skeet to Winkler County jail where he was booked and released on $20,000 bail.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Both were in theatres for only a week or so, before being released on the platform.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Trouble in Mind Records, the Chicago label that specialized in punk and garage-rock for more than a decade, has ceased operations.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
26 Sep. 2025
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All her fraudulent welfare handouts ceased in January 2025.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 49ers dropped their first loss of the season to the Jaguars, as the team fell with a final score of 26-21.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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However, only 5% is allocated to equities, which means there is room for retail participation to deepen, especially as deposit rates fall and property remains out of favor, analysts told CNBC.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Terman says some models of light boxes sold online are either too small or don't emit enough bright light.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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Researchers at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA (CNSI) have developed a new light-emitting material that’s flexible, durable, and cheap to produce.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Fighting on the island had stopped, so the soldiers in the picture were not under fire, and the action of raising the flag (there is a movie of it) took all of a few seconds.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Expire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expire. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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