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
Here is my exact trade setup based on current UNH price: Buy $295 call, June 20 expiry Sell $300 call, June 20 expiry Cost: $250 Potential Profit: $250 If UNH trades at or above 300 by the expiration date, this trade will yield a return of 100% on the amount risked.
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Nishant Pant, CNBC, 27 May 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Telegram post on January 1 that after the expiry of an agreement with Russia through its energy firm Gazprom, the country could no longer use Ukraine as a transit in exporting gas to Europe.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
The elections were due to the expiry of the office terms for Fida and of chairman Cord Prinzhorn, who is stepping down to concentrate entirely on the B&C Group.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
David Ornstein reports that talks to prolong Lionel Messi’s stint at Inter Miami beyond the expiry of his current contract in December are at an advanced stage.
—Ali Rampling, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Nishant Pant, CNBC, 27 May 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Telegram post on January 1 that after the expiry of an agreement with Russia through its energy firm Gazprom, the country could no longer use Ukraine as a transit in exporting gas to Europe.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
The elections were due to the expiry of the office terms for Fida and of chairman Cord Prinzhorn, who is stepping down to concentrate entirely on the B&C Group.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
David Ornstein reports that talks to prolong Lionel Messi’s stint at Inter Miami beyond the expiry of his current contract in December are at an advanced stage.
—Ali Rampling, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expiry
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And the company’s legal battle with Albertsons over the demise of the merger deal is ongoing.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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The urgency of the warnings comes as Russia faces losing another regional ally if the regime in Iran falls, only months after the demise of the Assad regime in Syria.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Furthermore, the odds of being attacked and killed by a shark isn’t even the most common cause of death among marine wildlife and human encounters.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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The province logged its first death June 5 in a baby who got congenital measles but also had other preexisting conditions.—
DEVI SHASTRI,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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Lack of transparency around point value and expiration breeds mistrust.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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This entails: Buying the July 18 $195 put @ $5.70 Selling the July 18 $180 put @ $1.71 The maximum reward is $1,101 per contract if AAPL is below $180 at expiration.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
18 June 2025
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Vegas went 50-22 last season, but ultimately had the same fate as Toronto, losing in the second round.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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The brutalist federal buildings that have blighted Washington, D.C., for decades deserve the same fate as Carthage after the Third Punic War, and the nation’s capital is finally beginning to move on from these concrete monstrosities.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
29 June 2025
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Impacted students in Colorado and elsewhere filed lawsuits over their legal status to study in the U.S., and the federal government ultimately reversed the termination of the students’ legal status.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
22 June 2025
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In March, Administrator Zeldin notified National Clean Investment Fund and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator recipients of the termination of their grant agreements under the Biden-Harris Administration’s $20 billion ‘gold bar’ scheme.—
Morgan Simon,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Seguí, whose passing was announced by the Mariners, appeared in the first game in Seattle Pilots franchise history in 1969 and also spent time with the Mariners, Cardinals, Red Sox, Washington Senators and Oakland A’s.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2025
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Since his passing, Elijah Craig’s legacy has expanded far beyond the small scope of his original operation.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Those seeking juicy insights about intra-group dynamics or the dissolution of the marriages between Faltskog and Ulvaeus and Andersson and Lyngstad during ABBA’s pinnacle should look elsewhere.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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The potential dissolution of Tuvalu presents companies with new challenges in domain management.—
Daniel Strauss,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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“Expiry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiry. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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