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
Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
But scrubbing the oven, tossing expired food from the fridge, and even running the dishwasher can be disruptive.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2025
Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
There had been noisy local resistance surrounding the case, but the protests expired from exhaustion soon after the Court’s decision came down, and integration, at least in the early grades, seemed to be a success.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
From expired cream sauce to a bathroom without soap, health inspectors in Missouri found numerous violations at Kansas City restaurants last week.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2025
But scrubbing the oven, tossing expired food from the fridge, and even running the dishwasher can be disruptive.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2025
Verb
The closure order for the Line fire, which burned almost 44,000 acres in San Bernardino County, expired March 31.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
There had been noisy local resistance surrounding the case, but the protests expired from exhaustion soon after the Court’s decision came down, and integration, at least in the early grades, seemed to be a success.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
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The old engine room, while defunct, has been left largely untouched and is open to visitors.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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Whether a company gains new control over an established brand, turns its focus toward an underutilized distillery, or revives an old, defunct brand like Rosebank, that distillery’s portfolio is often revamped and reintroduced to the market with new branding and packaging.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Herro ended the night with eight points on 3-of-11 shooting from the field, 0-of-1 shooting on threes and 2-of-2 shooting from the foul line, three rebounds, four assists and six turnovers in 39 minutes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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While the Heat’s losing skid continued, another streak ended.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Nunn died in 2016 from leukemia at age 63.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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An American Airlines employee has died following an accident on the tarmac in North Carolina.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Adidas made $437 million from the first batch of its Yeezy shoes released after severing ties with West, some of which benefited organizations including the Anti-Defamation League and a non-profit founded by George Floyd’s brother.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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He was released from prison in October 2019.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The upside is that there are some species that can help fill the role of some of these species that are going extinct.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Across the Hawaiian Islands, hundreds of snail species have gone extinct because of climate change.—
Michael Robbins,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Most importantly, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 1994 and ceased all political activities soon afterward.—
W. James Antle III,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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The New York Giants’ high hopes for him last year quickly faded and completely ceased after the Giants lost in overtime to the Carolina Panthers in Germany — a game in which Jones only threw for 190 yards and was intercepted twice.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2025
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Oklahoma State expelled Hill, and the NFL banned him from its scouting combine.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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While there, Jesus visited the temple and enraged upon seeing money changers transacting business within its sacred walls, expelled them all.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Apr. 2025
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Trees must be felled with dangerous and expensive equipment, dragged up muddy and steep slopes with cables, cut into lengths, loaded onto trucks and hauled.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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In reality, what felled her was not just one gangster’s greed but an entire organization’s—the inheritors of Rothstein’s operation—zeroing in on a mom-and-pop, or at least a mom, business, as big enterprises always do.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Expired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expired. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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