expiries

noun

plural of expiry
1
as in demises
the act of ceasing to exist the expiry of a great empire is always a cataclysmic event

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2
as in deaths
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities once upon expiry, her soul entered the abode of the blessed dead

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  1. demises
  2. deaths
  3. expirations
  4. fates
  5. terminations
  6. passings
  7. dissolutions
Noun
  • SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company Musk founded in 2002, has endured a few more fiery demises of the mammoth Starship rocket since that explosive debut.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
Definition of demises
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  • Oil prices rose above $90 a barrel for the first time in more than a month, as the conflict between the United States and Iran escalated further, resulting in the deaths of three US service members and a strike on a tanker.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • In Georgia, the rate of SIDS and SUID deaths is about 137 per 100,000 live births, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    — Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of deaths
Noun
  • The results are a setback as GSK speeds ​development of new medicines and targets new assets to strengthen its ​late-stage pipeline and manage losses from patent expirations expected from 2028 onwards.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 17 July 2026
  • Funding conditions also are stabilizing and large pharmaceutical companies are approaching a wave of patent expirations that will likely force them to acquire new drugs and technologies, which could also boost stock values.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Definition of expirations
Noun
  • Thus, Californians and Washingtonians may not just be deciding their own tax fates, and these outcomes could be casting an early verdict that has nationwide tax implications.
    — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • This version centers a guilt-racked and traumatized Odysseus—and leaves gods and fates, mystery and wonder largely out of the picture.
    — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of fates
Noun
  • The suit also requests injunctions to prevent future faculty terminations and speech suppression on campus.
    — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • What Strong Leadership Decisions Have In Common When difficult people matters arise, such as terminations, complaints, misconduct or underperformance, leaders often rely on instinct.
    — David Price, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of terminations
Noun
  • What stood out most, however, was just how emotional the event was, particularly considering the many recent passings of some of our most beloved film and TV luminaries.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
  • When annual results are compiled each January, winners tend to be amateur grim reapers who predicted a mix of shocking young deaths and the passings of anyone over 90.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of passings
Noun
  • Moms for Liberty’s influence has been on a long decline in its home state as the organization faced a wave of resignations, chapter dissolutions and scandals among Moms for Liberty leadership.
    — Trinity Webster-Bass, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • The trailer teased screaming matches, tears, accusations of betrayal and clear dissolutions of multiple relationships — both romantic and platonic.
    — Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 27 May 2026
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“Expiries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiries. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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