as in dead
no longer living
the kayaker's lifeless body was found just downstream of the rapids where he had capsized
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Recent Examples of lifeless
The nuclear power plant a few miles up the road, which has sat lifeless for over a decade.
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Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Penn State’s offense was lifeless until the fourth quarter, and Drew Allar threw a pick in overtime with the game on the line.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Sep. 2025
Today, Mars, unlike Earth, is a barren, lifeless desert.
—Chris Impey, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
After a lifeless Eagles offense awoke with a third-quarter touchdown to pull within 26-14, Davis forced Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford out of bounds on a punt-forcing sack by chasing him halfway across the field.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
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Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Penn State’s offense was lifeless until the fourth quarter, and Drew Allar threw a pick in overtime with the game on the line.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Sep. 2025
Today, Mars, unlike Earth, is a barren, lifeless desert.
—Chris Impey, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
After a lifeless Eagles offense awoke with a third-quarter touchdown to pull within 26-14, Davis forced Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford out of bounds on a punt-forcing sack by chasing him halfway across the field.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifeless
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Mental health advocates said Lauren Spors' encounters with law enforcement in the days and hours before her mother was found dead show multiple points of possible intervention.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Carrig and her newborn baby were pronounced dead at the scene, and Haile was taken to a local hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, the DA said.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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The researchers found the pathogens — Salmonella enterica and Borrelia recurrentis, bacteria that cause paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever, respectively — by analyzing teeth from the fallen soldiers who were found in a mass grave uncovered in 2001 in Vilnius, Lithuania.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Carruth often begins with a small image, such as a fallen pearl or a misplaced wand, and lets the story unspool from emotion.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Vance on Tuesday downplayed concerns about the fragility of the ceasefire but declined to put a timeline on the return of all deceased hostages and Hamas’ complete disarmament.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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Based on short story by late writer Naguib Mahfouz, The Last Miracle stars popular actor Khaled Kamal (The Blue Elephant, Clash) as a 40-year-old journalist who receives a phone call from a deceased Sheikh, which begins a spiritual journey of grief, faith and illusion.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Lifeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifeless. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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