as in defunct
no longer existing
a wildlife organization dedicated to ensuring that the giant panda not be added to the list of expired species
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as in ended
to come to an end
speakers will not be allowed to continue after their allotted time has expired
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as in exhaled
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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as in died
to stop living
made one last visit to his homeland and expired not long afterwards
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as in released
archaic
to throw or give off
linden trees expiring their rich perfume
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Recent Examples of expired
Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
In January, he was arrested for driving with an expired registration.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Hali Smith
may 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 May 2026
Zoo workers voted to authorize a strike last week and then walked off the job after an extension to their existing labor contract expired Friday, according to the Teamsters.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
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Adjective
Officers found Tong and confirmed his identity by using his expired MSU student ID.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
In January, he was arrested for driving with an expired registration.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Verb
Having expired tags in Idahos is a traffic infraction punishable a $101 fine, according to the Idaho Supreme Court.
—Hali Smith
may 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 May 2026
Zoo workers voted to authorize a strike last week and then walked off the job after an extension to their existing labor contract expired Friday, according to the Teamsters.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
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Adjective
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Electric vehicles have been widely adopted in China, thanks in part to years of now-defunct government subsidies and a fast-growing network of charging stations.—
Jay Ganglani,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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The agency’s Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries portal, which launched on April 20, could see refund requests for up to $166 billion in tariffs collected under the now-defunct IEEPA order.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
Verb
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After the review, McNabb was assessed a five-minute major penalty for interference and a game misconduct that ended his night.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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After one more look-ahead sizzle reminding the audience about the power of WBD’s IP, the show ended at just about 10 minutes over the hour mark.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Some families described feeling emotionally lighter afterward, as if parts of them had finally exhaled.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 May 2026
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On a street by the harbor, crowds of people were squinting into the distance, exclaiming every time the whale exhaled.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died, the NBA announced.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Monty, one half of a pair of beloved piping plovers that spent several summers along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Chicago, died at Montrose Beach, officials said.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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The ages of the victims and the origin of the train were not immediately released.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
11 May 2026
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The couple was released three days later, but the children have remained in state custody ever since.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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There are also a handful of genera named after Attenborough, as in the case of the Chilean wasp, including Sirdavidia, a genus of trees found in Gabon, and Attenborosaurus, a genus of extinct marine reptiles from the Jurassic.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Yi qi is the name given to an extinct dinosaur from the family Scansoriopterygidae.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Hagerty batted around against three different West Orange pitchers and before the bleeding was stopped, the Huskies had plated 10 runs in a crazy inning.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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For nearly two hours, Kid Rock barely stopped moving.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
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Both Wei and Li were expelled from the ruling Communist Party in June 2024.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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In the poem, the massive object in question is the Devil himself, Lucifer, who fell onto the Earth after being expelled from heaven.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
11 May 2026
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“Expired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expired. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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