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
But living cells and tissues are far stranger and more dynamic than the lifeless materials physicists typically study.
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Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Somewhere between having a beer, chatting with friends at a party, and heading back to his university dorm room, someone killed him, and then, as far as the police can tell, placed his lifeless body on the railroad tracks nearby.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Van Dyke, 66, was found lifeless and stuffed under a bed on Saturday at his apartment in the city of Limon, the local Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) reported.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
The lesser of the Filipino adaptations of Wuthering Heights, this is a mostly lifeless updating that drains the tale of much of its complexity.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
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Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Somewhere between having a beer, chatting with friends at a party, and heading back to his university dorm room, someone killed him, and then, as far as the police can tell, placed his lifeless body on the railroad tracks nearby.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Van Dyke, 66, was found lifeless and stuffed under a bed on Saturday at his apartment in the city of Limon, the local Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) reported.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
The lesser of the Filipino adaptations of Wuthering Heights, this is a mostly lifeless updating that drains the tale of much of its complexity.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifeless
Adjective
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Nine of the 14 dead were discovered in what is believed to have been a gym on the third floor, while three were found near a water tank on the second floor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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She was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Master Eeko-Dio Daki (Dennis Haysbert) is also on the run and not willing to lose her padawan to the fallen Sith.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Steave's 95-year-old mother was almost hit by the fallen tree.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Fire crews located an adult, three children and a dog inside the house, all deceased, the White Bear Lake Fire Department said.—
Jessica Hill,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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Can debt collectors contact you about a deceased person’s debt?—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Lifeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifeless. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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