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as in died
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
Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier confirmed Friday that a criminal probe is underway into the deaths of sloths at Sloth World, a planned International Drive attraction that will not open after animals languished and perished in warehouses owned by the company in Orlando.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Two people who perished in a fatal Bronx blaze didn’t stand a chance after their neighbors left a door open that allowed the fire to quickly spread, officials said Friday.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
More than two dozen sloths perished in a warehouse around two minutes from the Sloth World Orlando location between December 2024 and February 2025, the FWC said, as Fox35 reported.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
But many details about her father’s family, some of whom had perished in the Holocaust, were scant.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Jaxon’s death comes after two children in the agency’s care perished.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
The family’s birds, cats and dogs also perished in the fire.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Phillips was among the 1,500 who perished.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
While his phone screen shimmered with suggestions, our teensy tree perished alone on the patio.
—Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier confirmed Friday that a criminal probe is underway into the deaths of sloths at Sloth World, a planned International Drive attraction that will not open after animals languished and perished in warehouses owned by the company in Orlando.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Two people who perished in a fatal Bronx blaze didn’t stand a chance after their neighbors left a door open that allowed the fire to quickly spread, officials said Friday.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
More than two dozen sloths perished in a warehouse around two minutes from the Sloth World Orlando location between December 2024 and February 2025, the FWC said, as Fox35 reported.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
But many details about her father’s family, some of whom had perished in the Holocaust, were scant.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Jaxon’s death comes after two children in the agency’s care perished.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
The family’s birds, cats and dogs also perished in the fire.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Phillips was among the 1,500 who perished.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perished
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Greg Abel is wasting little time putting his stamp on Berkshire Hathaway ’s investment portfolio, reportedly moving to unwind positions tied to the departed lieutenant Todd Combs.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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That mirrors the likely total awaiting the 10 Pac-12 legacy schools now scattered across the Big 12, Big Ten and ACC. Of the departed contingent, only Arizona is a lock to make the NCAA Tournament field as an at-large team.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player, who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died, the NBA announced.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Monty, one half of a pair of beloved piping plovers that spent several summers along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Chicago, died at Montrose Beach, officials said.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Late Saturday, rescue crews were trying to determine whether the ValuJet aircraft disintegrated on impact or partially lodged itself in the soft, marshy terrain of the Everglades.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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The car completely disintegrated, damaging several other vehicles.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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But they were felled by poor shooting Friday, making just 35% overall and were particularly bad from long range.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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But before he was felled at age 68 by a heart attack, Joiner had shared what was in the briefcase with the lead Louisiana State Police investigator on the case, Stefan Montgomery, Joiner's son and the LSP confirmed.—
Stephanie Gosk,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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That last line is a nod for the brain-rotted among us.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2026
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Uncollected garbage rotted in heaps, and people cued outside of bakeries for their daily government ration of bread.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The game Campbell is forced to play represents a lost art in the men's professional game.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Reis Beck Simi Youth Baseball A third death occurred on the night of May 7 in Garden Grove, where a 13-year-old lost control of an e-motorcycle while traveling about 35 miles per hour and collided with the center median.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Halleck adds coffee grounds need to be decomposed by microbes first to release nitrogen and other nutrients.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2026
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Her body was so badly decomposed; no DNA swab could be taken.—
Mary Murphy,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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There are also a handful of genera named after Attenborough, as in the case of the Chilean wasp, including Sirdavidia, a genus of trees found in Gabon, and Attenborosaurus, a genus of extinct marine reptiles from the Jurassic.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Yi qi is the name given to an extinct dinosaur from the family Scansoriopterygidae.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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“Perished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perished. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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