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 Canucks were mostly lifeless and ineffective with the early two power-play opportunities they were handed.
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Harman Dayal, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Brian McCall wrote he was called around 7:26 a.m. March 19 to 400 block of Clark Road in Gary where Breanna L. Howell, 31, was found lifeless, lying face up on the sidewalk.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
The sun has morphed into a lifeless black circle surrounded by a milky halo, a consequence of the moon passing perfectly between the Earth and its radiant star.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2025
On the surface, the loss further reduces a season once replete with promise into a lifeless nub.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Harman Dayal, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Brian McCall wrote he was called around 7:26 a.m. March 19 to 400 block of Clark Road in Gary where Breanna L. Howell, 31, was found lifeless, lying face up on the sidewalk.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
The sun has morphed into a lifeless black circle surrounded by a milky halo, a consequence of the moon passing perfectly between the Earth and its radiant star.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2025
On the surface, the loss further reduces a season once replete with promise into a lifeless nub.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lifeless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifeless
Adjective
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The two argued, the cellmate said, and when Williams woke up in the morning, Yarborough was dead.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Jeffrey Hutchinson, 62, was pronounced dead by lethal injection at 8:15 p.m. at Florida State Prison approximately 15 minutes after the process began.—
Greg Norman , Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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She was pronounced deceased at the scene of the collision.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Police confirmed that a woman and a 12-year-old boy were found deceased — reportedly in a creek after multiple hours of searching.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Lifeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifeless. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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