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Synonyms & Antonyms of expiry
1
the act of ceasing to exist
- the expiry of a great empire is always a cataclysmic event
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- alpha,
- beginning,
- birth,
- commencement,
- creation,
- dawn,
- genesis,
- inception,
- incipience,
- incipiency,
- launch,
- morning,
- onset,
- outset,
- start
2
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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“Expiry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiry. Accessed 12 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of expiry was in 1752
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