1
as in ends
to come to an end
speakers will not be allowed to continue after their allotted time has expired
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2
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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as in dies
to stop living
made one last visit to his homeland and expired not long afterwards
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as in radiates
archaic
to throw or give off
linden trees expiring their rich perfume
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Recent Examples of expires
But if voters approve this five-year increase, county officials will almost certainly bake the extra income into their budget and come back to voters for renewal before the tax expires.
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East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Paul was then put on supervised probation, which expires this August, and her remaining charges — including felony domestic violence in the presence of a child, and misdemeanor child abuse — were dismissed.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
The police union may try to negotiate for bonus, hazard and standby pay for officers who work the Games when their contract expires next June.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Another 420 workers at Bay Correctional in Panama City and Graceville Correctional in Graceville are listed as potential layoffs as the contract to run the facilities by Management & Training Corporation expires June 30, the end of the state’s fiscal year.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
The current deal — a six-year pact agreed to in 2019 — expires on May 31.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
His term expires in January 2029.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Powell’s term as Fed chair expires on May 15, but his separate term on the Fed’s powerful board of governors doesn’t lapse until January 2028.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
The temporary ceasefire expires Sunday, April 26.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Paul was then put on supervised probation, which expires this August, and her remaining charges — including felony domestic violence in the presence of a child, and misdemeanor child abuse — were dismissed.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
The police union may try to negotiate for bonus, hazard and standby pay for officers who work the Games when their contract expires next June.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Another 420 workers at Bay Correctional in Panama City and Graceville Correctional in Graceville are listed as potential layoffs as the contract to run the facilities by Management & Training Corporation expires June 30, the end of the state’s fiscal year.
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
The current deal — a six-year pact agreed to in 2019 — expires on May 31.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
His term expires in January 2029.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Powell’s term as Fed chair expires on May 15, but his separate term on the Fed’s powerful board of governors doesn’t lapse until January 2028.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
The temporary ceasefire expires Sunday, April 26.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expires
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The ideal time to plan for next summer is as soon as the previous summer ends.—
Theo Wolf,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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The win ends trainer Todd Pletcher’s Derby drought.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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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
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When summer fades and the crowds head home, the island finally exhales.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2025
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No spoilers, but the deal with the devil that Joan made decades earlier to sacrifice her own ambitions of becoming a writer in exchange for becoming a wife finally dies.—
Laura Zigman,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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If the whale dies at sea, their work may seem pointless in retrospect.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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The rest of the property radiates outwards from here, incorporating four restaurants, rooms and suites spread across a number of individual low-rise blocks, the Conrad Spa, and meeting and events space.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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Symptoms differ from strokes caused by a blockage in the brain, as a spinal stroke causes pain in the neck or back that radiates through the limbs, muscle weakness or numbness, incontinence and loss of sensation, such as feeling touch or temperature changes.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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According to Lewkowitz, if a grower abuses the soil, the system ceases to be viable, leaving zero likelihood of success from a sustainability standpoint.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
27 Apr. 2026
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As this process is the main source of energy produced by the sun, this will mean the outward pressure that stops the sun from collapsing under its own gravity also ceases.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Jupiter Jupiter, as darkness falls, will be roughly one-third up from the western horizon to the point directly overhead.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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The shoulder season falls between peak travel windows, after ski season winds down and before summer crowds arrive.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Dunkin’ often releases new variations and has enlisted high-profile stars, like singer Sabrina Carpenter and rapper Morgan Thee Stallion, for marketing efforts.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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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,
27 Apr. 2026
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The single item that stops new projects is when the Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO) is required, with a set-aside of 20% of the units to be rented at below market prices.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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And that’s where the problem stops being technical and starts being structural.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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