1
as in demise
the act of ceasing to exist
the expiry of a great empire is always a cataclysmic event
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2
as in death
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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Recent Examples of expiry
Kendall had wanted to discuss new ideas about marketing and his role following the October 2025 expiry of his previous contract.
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Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 4 Feb. 2026
The program’s expiry has already created uncertainty for those enterprises, however, and has given African partners reason to question the reliability of U.S. businesses.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
Pope Leo’s speech stressed the urgency of nuclear arms control, noting the impending expiry next month of the New START Treaty.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Experts tell Newsweek that that their expiry could lead to major financial strain for households already grappling with tight budgets, with some potentially dropping coverage altogether.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 4 Feb. 2026
The program’s expiry has already created uncertainty for those enterprises, however, and has given African partners reason to question the reliability of U.S. businesses.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
Pope Leo’s speech stressed the urgency of nuclear arms control, noting the impending expiry next month of the New START Treaty.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Experts tell Newsweek that that their expiry could lead to major financial strain for households already grappling with tight budgets, with some potentially dropping coverage altogether.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expiry
Noun
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Needless to say, cabin fever brings on their demise .—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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This network will undock from the orbiting lab before its demise, becoming the free-flying Axiom Station.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The coroner said next of kin have been notified, and the cause and manner of death for each are pending autopsy results.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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He was initially sentenced to death, though the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment and he was later pardoned.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Those proposals, including tighter limits on non-disaster spending and new legislative oversight, were rejected by Senate Republicans wary of jeopardizing negotiations with the governor or risking the fund’s expiration.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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The expiration effectively reinstated Manhattan Federal Court Judge Jeanette Vargas’ order from last week in a suit brought against the feds by the states of New York and New Jersey.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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But Monday, Bass offered a new take on Wasserman’s fate.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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The fate of the building itself is still up in the air, though developers have filed plans with the city of Leawood to demolish Houlihan’s and turn the space into two buildings that house four restaurants, according to city records.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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The longtime Republican sheriff of Frederick County contends the termination of a cooperative agreement with ICE will force him to let some people out of jail who may later commit more crimes.—
David A. Lieb,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Reached by phone Wednesday, Garcia attorney Blair Leake declined to comment on the former officer's case or termination.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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His passing was announced in a statement posted to social media.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Feb. 2026
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But in the upper grades of 9-12, cell phones may be used during the lunch break and briefly checked or used for essential communications during the six-minute passing period window between classes, according to the policy.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Most of this work has focused on improving the materials themselves – reducing dissolution in the electrolyte and increasing electrical conductivity.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Intertextuality is described by Scarlett Barton in perhaps the opposite way, as linked to Roland Barthes’ observation that the author is dead, and that the text is the dissolution of every kind of voice, every beginning and core.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Expiry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiry. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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