expires

present tense third-person singular of expire
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as in exhales
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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Recent Examples of expires The licence that expires in August Start with what actually changed for Iran. Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 After that agreement expires, the government and Estrada may extend that on an annual basis. Sofi Zeman july 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026 The Constitutional Court ruled that Tokayev can run again when his term expires in 2029 because his current tenure does not count under amendments to the constitution that were approved in a nationwide vote in March and came into force this month. ABC News, 7 July 2026 With five months remaining until baseball’s Collective Bargaining Agreement expires, significant distance remains between Major League Baseball and its players on key issues. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 Burns previously rejected suggestions that the ethics investigation was politically motivated, noting that Anderson, a Republican, had already lost his primary election and will not return to the council after his term expires. Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026 The decision, which was widely anticipated, does not end the pact immediately, but rather kicks off a decade-long annual review process for the three countries to negotiate on the treaty until the USMCA officially expires in 2036. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 July 2026 The California City facility contract expires in August 2027 and the Otay Mesa facility contract expires in December 2029, with the option to extend for five more years. Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 The Newsom administration and California’s largest labor representative of state workers failed to reach an agreement on Tuesday to replace a contract that expires June 30, SEIU Local 1000’s chief negotiator said in an interview. William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expires
Verb
  • Find your favorite before the deal ends, and check out more bedding from Bloomhaven below.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
  • After physical disk production ends, new games will be available exclusively in digital format from the PlayStation Store, an online shop for PlayStation games, and at retailers.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Your home is supposed to be the place where your nervous system finally exhales.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026
  • Even in summer, evenings turn crisp, drawing locals and visitors alike outdoors to sip tea as the sun slips behind the escarpment and the mountain exhales its cool.
    Anna Zacharias, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Not obsessed One Wish Willow Nikki, but actual Nikki, now awoken from her curse when Bear dies.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Village People singer dies at 74 Willis was known for often performing with Village People in costume as a Navy admiral or police officer.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Her high ponytail worn to Wimbledon, however, feels like a playful departure—one that radiates serious Sporty Spice vibes without sacrificing an ounce of royal polish.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 2 July 2026
  • This way, the whole surface area of each droplet radiates away heat.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • This is not only devastating because Aang appears fatally injured, but because if an Avatar dies in the Avatar State, the entire cycle of Avatar reincarnation ceases and the earth’s balance is forever lost.
    Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • What is surprising—indeed, almost shocking—is when a particular fashion ceases to change.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The investigators ask whether this discovery falls within the scope of her project.
    Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Your body temperature typically rises throughout the morning and afternoon, peaks in the evening, and then falls late at night.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Small intestine The stomach gradually releases partially digested food into the small intestine.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • The global oil surplus should help commercial stockpiles bounce back, particularly if the rest of the world stops relying so much on the United States as the petroleum producer of last resort.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • If exception paths are undocumented, AI either stops too early or acts with false confidence.
    Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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