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
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
february 13, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Check expiration dates and throw out any expired products.
—Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2026
Andy McCullough, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
For one thing, the statute of limitations seems to have expired.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 18 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The facility had a missing/expired food handler cards for multiple employees.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
february 13, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Check expiration dates and throw out any expired products.
—Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
Discord between the owners and the players emerged before the 2017-21 agreement expired when the sport shut down to protect against the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
For one thing, the statute of limitations seems to have expired.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expired
Adjective
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The French electronic duo is still defunct, unfortunately, but that doesn’t mean Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo are done celebrating their helmeted past.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
23 Feb. 2026
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What does the decision mean for the trade deals Trump strong-armed other countries into accepting, using his now-defunct tariffs as leverage?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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As excited as Celebrini was to be back in San Jose, there was still some bitterness as to how the Olympic tournament ended.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Twenty-one days later, Vegas ended the season series between the teams with a 6-4 win that featured five goals from the visitors in the last 12 minutes.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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After another season high Wednesday, Bates lowered his forehead to the ice and exhaled deeply.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Before taking his starting position, Malinin filled his cheeks with air and exhaled deeply several times.—
Alice Park,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The suspect died after being shot by an arriving deputy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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Tilly was the latest in a long line of children who have died while under the supervision of the Department of Children and Family Services, or DCFS.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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More details on battery size, electric range, performance figures, and pricing will be released closer to its Australian launch in late 2026.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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But on Sunday, Torquay released a statement apologising to the fans, while also saying the issue had been a misunderstanding that had nothing to do with them.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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At some point, likely within the next two billion years, those temperatures will rise so high that our oceans will boil away; shortly after that, it’s expected that life on our planet will go completely extinct.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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Across the peninsula, cheetahs were deemed locally extinct in the 1970s.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, freshman goalie Piper Tam stopped shot after shot, finishing with 33 saves and holding the Cougars off the board until late in the third period.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
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Shots stopped falling, turnovers crept in and possessions that had previously looked sharp dissolved into hurried attempts and empty trips.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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In 1912, the landscape of Forsyth County was changed forever by racial terror as more than 1,000 Black families were expelled.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Greenstein was expelled from Great Britain’s Labour Party in 2018 over his social media comments about Israel, which his party deemed antisemitic.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Expired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expired. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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