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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Noun
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The mission, the fourth of 2025, would also be Starship's first flight since May 27 amid a year plagued by explosive demises for the vehicle.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025 -
But a good time in enviable vacation spots is guaranteed, with ghoulish demises for many principal figures here served up like caviar on sashimi.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Both deaths are portrayed in the show.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Violent crime lower this summer in Indianapolis IndyStar and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police data show that in the first six months of 2025, there was a significant dip in year-to-date deaths compared to the past five years.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Niccol cited factors such as financial performance and lease expirations as reasons for the decision.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
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Patent expirations are expected to erode sales by more than $15 billion through the end of the decade.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Regardless of their fates, the actors who portrayed them — including breakout stars Alexander Skarsgård and Joe Manganiello — have stayed with us.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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Their fates become entangled with Janszoon’s as his pirate empire faces threats from rivals and his own family.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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Funding recipients have 30 days to appeal the terminations, the department said.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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The suit, brought by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), AFL-CIO, and other labor groups in a San Francisco federal court, targets a memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that suggests the shutdown could justify mass terminations.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Two widows cashing out after their husband’s untimely and suspicious passings.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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The recent, tragic passings of Benjamin Kelly, James Maldonado, Christian Collado, and now another man — all in one month — are not isolated incidents.—
Darren Mack,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Expiries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiries. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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