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to stop living
12 people perished in the plane crash
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as in disintegrated
chiefly British
to go through decomposition
after being left out in the summer heat, the milk perished and had to be thrown out
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Recent Examples of perished
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
In the wake of the tragedy, stories have started to emerge about the victims who perished in the crash.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
The two men perished during a tandem BASE jump in remote Mineral Bottom, the Grand County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) told the Moab Sun News.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
All 12 occupants perished in the crash.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Five others, including Argentine YouTube star Gaspi, 23, also perished in the accident.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
The city must remember that those who perished yearned to be seen and included.
—Rev. José Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Teens killed in another recent fire Some of the same first responders were at the scene in nearby Cortland Manor where teen siblings perished in an electrical fire on May 26.
—Tony Aiello, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Nineteen firefighters perished in the blaze.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 22 May 2026
Verb
The backstory of the works by the composers who perished is obviously compelling, but the lightning bolt that struck Conlon first was the music.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
In the wake of the tragedy, stories have started to emerge about the victims who perished in the crash.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
The two men perished during a tandem BASE jump in remote Mineral Bottom, the Grand County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) told the Moab Sun News.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
All 12 occupants perished in the crash.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
Five others, including Argentine YouTube star Gaspi, 23, also perished in the accident.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
The city must remember that those who perished yearned to be seen and included.
—Rev. José Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Teens killed in another recent fire Some of the same first responders were at the scene in nearby Cortland Manor where teen siblings perished in an electrical fire on May 26.
—Tony Aiello, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Nineteen firefighters perished in the blaze.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perished
Adjective
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Delegation meeting uplifted the departed and living Ald.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Expect Marquise Lightfoot, a twitchy 235-pound edge rusher, and Mizzou transfer Damon Wilson to step in for the departed first-rounders.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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In August 2025, a horse collapsed and died in Manhattan after suffering an apparent aortic rupture, according to the Animal Welfare Institute, a non-profit organization.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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The incident came just days after a carriage horse named Deniz collapsed and died near West 72nd Street and West Drive while pulling tourists through the park.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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The meteor — which is thought to be a small chunk of a much larger asteroid — was probably too small and traveled too fast to survive atmospheric entry and instead disintegrated entirely, leaving no parts of it to fall to the ground in the form of meteorites.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
16 June 2026
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Any potential scoring opportunity in the fifth inning disintegrated after Dalton Rushing’s leadoff walk.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Herbie Hancock conjured what sounded like a lost Debussy Prélude.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Some scholars have also linked the event to later stories about Atlantis, the lost island civilization described by Plato.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Aalto University / Mahdi Asgari History is filled with stories of the great being felled by the puny.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 June 2026
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And those are the lucky ones, who weren’t felled by late-season injuries and bumped from the tournament the way Brazil’s Rodrygo, Japan’s Kaoru Mitoma and Germany’s Serge Gnabry were.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
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While the timber has long since rotted away, the posts lined up to point directly at the rising sun during the summer solstice and the setting sun at the winter solstice — in the same way as Stonehenge.—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
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The storm hit Jamaica on August 12, splintering three hundred homes, and 90 percent of banana crops rotted to black in the post-storm humidity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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With dragons now extinct and the Targaryens less powerful, this buddy series focuses on more intimate and adventurous stories rather than the struggles for the Iron Throne.—
Francesca Pellegrini,
Vanity Fair,
22 June 2026
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Grocery chains such as A&P and National Tea became extinct in these parts back in the 1970s.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Verb
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Prosecutor Cheryl Galvin disagreed, saying that while the body had decomposed, the medical examiner was still able to conclude Chiodo died by homicide due to blunt force and sharp force injuries.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Compost is decomposed organic matter, created when microorganisms break down plant materials, food scraps, leaves, manure, and other organic inputs.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
8 June 2026
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“Perished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perished. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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