as in fading
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as in expiration
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1
as in ending
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 exhaling
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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3
as in dying
to stop living
made one last visit to his homeland and expired not long afterwards
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4
as in radiating
archaic
to throw or give off
linden trees expiring their rich perfume
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Recent Examples of expiring
Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2025
Susan Tompor, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
And automakers aren't expecting to fully cut off EV production due to the credit expiring.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
That gave the Colts an untimed down despite the clock expiring.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The grocery tax expiring would have only added to the problem, officials said.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Christopher Neubert, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Any five-plus veteran or player on an expiring deal, no matter how valuable to the team on or off the field, will be considered expendable if the right offer comes along.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
UConn faces around 70 potential departures from the program due to expiring eligibility and the portal.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
With nearly half the roster on expiring contracts, the Bulls should be in a strong position to make moves, but the front office has made only one midseason trade — moving Zach LaVine last February — in the last four years.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Khan became her daughter’s primary caretaker and did not return to Bangladesh as her visa was expiring.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Greene also criticized Republican leadership over the recent federal government shutdown, saying the GOP needed a plan to deal with expiring health insurance subsidies that will affect more than 20 million Americans.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
Pickens arrived in Dallas on an expiring contract and is now set to hit free agency if the team can’t agree to a new contract extension with him — or place the franchise tag on him.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026
Policyholders with expiring contracts could lose coverage and funds to pay claims have dropped $30 billion due to the shutdown.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
There’s another non-expiring contract — but maybe less realistic given what that contract looks like.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
And automakers aren't expecting to fully cut off EV production due to the credit expiring.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
And automakers aren't expecting to fully cut off EV production due to the credit expiring.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
That gave the Colts an untimed down despite the clock expiring.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The grocery tax expiring would have only added to the problem, officials said.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
In September 2025, Politico reported that instead of a complete five-year farm bill, the House and Senate committees on agriculture might take up a series of smaller bills to extend existing programs whose authorizations are expiring.
—Christopher Neubert, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Any five-plus veteran or player on an expiring deal, no matter how valuable to the team on or off the field, will be considered expendable if the right offer comes along.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
UConn faces around 70 potential departures from the program due to expiring eligibility and the portal.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
With nearly half the roster on expiring contracts, the Bulls should be in a strong position to make moves, but the front office has made only one midseason trade — moving Zach LaVine last February — in the last four years.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Khan became her daughter’s primary caretaker and did not return to Bangladesh as her visa was expiring.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Greene also criticized Republican leadership over the recent federal government shutdown, saying the GOP needed a plan to deal with expiring health insurance subsidies that will affect more than 20 million Americans.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
Pickens arrived in Dallas on an expiring contract and is now set to hit free agency if the team can’t agree to a new contract extension with him — or place the franchise tag on him.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026
Policyholders with expiring contracts could lose coverage and funds to pay claims have dropped $30 billion due to the shutdown.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expiring
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The film is an adaptation of the ghost novel What Happens At Night, which follows a married couple that travels to Europe to adopt a baby, staying in a cavernous, fading European hotel filled with eccentric characters.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Exactly what the expiration of OCFA’s part of the program means — and whether OCFA can still rejoin the partnership — is unclear.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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Healthcare premiums through the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, have now doubled for about 20,000,000 Americans with the expiration of those Obamacare subsidies.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Chargers have been without top tackles Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater because of season-ending ankle and knee injuries, respectively, and tried to make do as best as possible.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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The team labored in home losses to Houston and the Los Angeles Chargers, with Mahomes ultimately suffering a season-ending ACL injury in the fourth quarter of that setback against the Chargers.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Gently tilting the pelvis stretches tight lower back muscles, while exhaling engages your deep core muscles to stabilize your spine.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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Try slowly inhaling for a count of 4 and exhaling for a count of 8, lengthening the exhale.—
Kate Pitts,
Outside,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As oblivion approached, with all its attendant possibilities of panic or bitterness, Bowie summoned the generosity to evoke the ordeal of one prematurely dying man while also thinking and creating at the no less vast scale of life itself.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Since the late 1980s, newspapers like the Press and the Post-Gazette have been dying a slow death with loss of circulation and advertising revenue that's all but disappeared since the birth of the internet.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Some designs add a pattern of reflective material to the outer shell to keep heat from radiating out into the cold air.—
Longji Cui,
The Conversation,
26 Dec. 2025
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Doherty is radiating positive energy.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Dec. 2025
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International benchmark Brent crude futures with December expiry traded 1.4% higher at $63.61 per barrel on Monday, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures with November expiry rose 1.4% to trade at $59.77.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, analysts warn that Washington’s levies, as well as the expiry of a sub-Saharan Africa-US free trade deal, will push African nations even closer to Beijing’s sphere of influence.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That’s because Keats, who died at just 25, was obsessed with the finality of things, with an unavoidable fear of life ceasing to be.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
26 Dec. 2025
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The first step for treating CHS is ceasing marijuana use entirely, Streem said.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Expiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiring. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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