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
Blake Farmer, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Most unions across state government have been working since July 1 under expired contracts.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
Alex Sherman, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
Lauck noted that Halligan’s temporary appointment expired Tuesday.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 21 Jan. 2026
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Last week, the House did pass legislation to extend the expired subsidies, and negotiations have moved to the Senate.
—Blake Farmer, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Most unions across state government have been working since July 1 under expired contracts.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
Paramount on Thursday extended the deadline on its tender offer — which expired Wednesday — giving WBD shareholders more time to weigh the option.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
Lauck noted that Halligan’s temporary appointment expired Tuesday.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 21 Jan. 2026
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Chariot Equities, Crozer-Chester Medical Center's new owner, completed the purchase of the defunct hospital Wednesday in partnership with Allaire Health Services, following its parent company's bankruptcy filing, which led to the hospital's closure.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Named after a now-defunct Houston theme park, Astroworld was both intimate and engineered for scale, marking the culmination of Scott’s early ascent and establishing him as one of the defining rap artists of his era.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2026
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The chase ended when the vehicle broke down near Buena Vista Road and Westside Boulevard.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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All six of his title fights under the WSOF banner ended by knockout.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Understanding trees as living archives of human breath exhaled in joy, sorrow, elation or exhaustion is deeply meaningful for me.—
Beronda L. Montgomery,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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The alveoli take in oxygen from inhaled air and exchange it for carbon dioxide, a waste gas that is exhaled.—
Susan Russell,
Verywell Health,
23 Dec. 2025
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Ishara Kami died after she was hit by a sliding vehicle along Brownsville Road in December and City of Pittsburgh officials said that the weather conditions at the time likely caused the driver to lose control of his vehicle.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The autopsy report, however, is only a classification of how the person died and does in itself not imply that the death was intentional or determine any criminal culpability.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The church released a statement about the incident on Wednesday night.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Photographs were released on Wednesday showing Good in professional portraits and with her family.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Declaring a species extinct requires strong evidence that the last individual has died.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Monk seals, once widespread on the Florida coast, are now extinct.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Ross, who was one of several federal agents involved in the arrest, initially drew his service weapon, but holstered the gun after Muñoz-Guatemala stopped his car and raised his hands, according to the affidavit.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Braddy stopped the car, got Quantisha back inside, and put Shandelle in the trunk, before driving for 30 to 45 minutes.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Soon, Damsky was suspended, then expelled.—
Conor Friedersdorf,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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In October, the ruling Communist Party expelled He Weidong, the other vice chair of the military commission, and replaced him with commission member Zhang Shengmin.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Expired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expired. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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