1
as in deceased
no longer living
I inherited this heirloom from my dead great-grandfather
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2
as in slow
lacking in gaiety, movement, or animation
the store is often dead after 4:00 p.m.
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as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
a long day of traveling left them just dead
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as in absolute
having no exceptions or restrictions
there was a dead silence following that incredibly moving performance
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as in numb
lacking in sensation or feeling
my foot was dead after I absentmindedly sat on it for an hour
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as in extinct
no longer existing
the dead Babylonian culture
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as in dormant
not being in a state of use, activity, or employment
local coal mines that have been dead for years
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as in deadly
of, relating to, or suggestive of death
fell into a dead faint upon hearing the news
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as in bland
lacking in taste or flavor
from the first sip I could tell that the wine hadn't aged well and was pretty much dead
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as in barren
producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation
the dead wastes of the far country to the west
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as in straight
in a direct line or course
the finish line is dead ahead
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as in completely
to a full extent or degree
I'm dead certain that's the one I want
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as in death
the state of being dead
it's impossible to raise someone from the dead
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as in dead
the state of being dead
the sheer deadness of the corpse was the creepiest thing about it
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Recent Examples of dead
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Gabriel was declared brain dead that day and was taken off life support two days later.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 24 May 2025
Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
With the Chicago Blackhawks dead last in the standings, general manager Kyle Davidson will likely spend more time over the next months evaluating draft prospects and taking calls leading up to the March 7 deadline.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Collecting the bodies For nearly three days, corpses littered the streets of Pine village, after villagers said fighters forbade them from collecting their dead, according to three of the locals CNN spoke to.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Limit any pruning to removing dead wood or truly wayward branches.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Gabriel was declared brain dead that day and was taken off life support two days later.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 24 May 2025
Adverb
Entering last season, the Tigers had averaged about a ninth-place finish in punt return yards since joining the SEC in 2012, including 2023, when Mizzou finished dead last.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025
With the Chicago Blackhawks dead last in the standings, general manager Kyle Davidson will likely spend more time over the next months evaluating draft prospects and taking calls leading up to the March 7 deadline.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
Russia’s Tass news agency earlier said the Russian dead included at least two children, citing the country’s consul in Hurghada.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Collecting the bodies For nearly three days, corpses littered the streets of Pine village, after villagers said fighters forbade them from collecting their dead, according to three of the locals CNN spoke to.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dead
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At Harrison’s birth, his father, Lyon Sr., was 75 years old, and his grandfather had been deceased for 66 years.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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By honoring the Union’s deceased soldiers, the Black community in Charleston was creating a moment in the nation’s history, showing gratitude to those who had fought for their emancipation.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The solution to getting those who may be slower to embrace AI isn’t to push them harder, but to coach them and consider their backgrounds.—
Greg Edwards,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
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Still, even if the growth is slower than in some North American leagues, European teams continue to appreciate.—
Justin Teitelbaum,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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While infants and toddlers between the ages of 0 to 2 years are more likely to experience a stuffy nose, cough, poor appetite, fussiness, and sleep problems, children between the ages of 3 to 5 years mainly complain of sleepiness, feeling tired during daytime, low energy and dry cough.—
Anuradha Varanasi,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Family members said Jacobs had talked about feeling tired, but not about wanting to take his own life.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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With other better quarterbacks available still, the selection was an absolute surprise.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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By the time the half-time whistle had been blown, England were leading 5-0, Beever-Jones had completed her hat-trick, Hampton had yet to lay a glove on the ball and the backspace key was taking an absolute hammering.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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On one hand, actors become more and more capable of doing impossible stunts with the help of technology, and yet, on the other hand, the concept of danger and limit gets blurred and the audience is numb [to it].—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
11 May 2025
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My forehead stiffened and went numb, like it was made of concrete that had suddenly set.—
Sarah Miller,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2025
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Related article Rhinos went extinct in Uganda 40 years ago.—
Nell Lewis,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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One of these two lineages is the ancestor of the present-day strains, while the other strain re-emerged over centuries in Europe and went extinct by the early 19th century.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
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Summer heat and dry conditions slow down turfgrass growth; drought-tolerant grass turns dormant, a natural protective response to adverse conditions.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2025
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While most hosts of the parasite can control the initial infection with few if any symptoms, Toxoplasma remains in the body for life as dormant cysts in brain, heart and muscle tissue.—
Bill Sullivan,
The Conversation,
28 May 2025
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The only new name in 2025 is Dexter, which replaced Dorian, a deadly and destructive Category 5 hurricane that wreaked havoc in the Bahamas in 2019.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
31 May 2025
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