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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
Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
In May 2024, more than 15 family members spoke at the nearly four-hour sentencing hearing in Los Angeles federal court, providing wrenching memories of children, spouses, brothers and sisters who perished in the tragedy.
—City News Service, Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Thousands of people, including families and officials, gathered in Minab, Iran, today for a funeral ceremony for the children who perished in the strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school Saturday.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
Four children, including an infant, and their mother perished in the fire.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2026
In 1939, Canada itself had turned away a ship of Jewish refugees, many of whom later perished in death camps.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
In Argentina, roughly 1,300 sea lions and fur seals perished.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Of the nine people who perished, seven were women and two were men.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Eighteen people have now perished in the city’s brutal cold stretch, Mayor Mamdani said Monday.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
The department said Marzan, 54, a chief warrant officer 3, was believed to have died in the tactical operations center at the Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait, where five other soldiers also perished.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026
In May 2024, more than 15 family members spoke at the nearly four-hour sentencing hearing in Los Angeles federal court, providing wrenching memories of children, spouses, brothers and sisters who perished in the tragedy.
—City News Service, Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Thousands of people, including families and officials, gathered in Minab, Iran, today for a funeral ceremony for the children who perished in the strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school Saturday.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
Four children, including an infant, and their mother perished in the fire.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2026
In 1939, Canada itself had turned away a ship of Jewish refugees, many of whom later perished in death camps.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
In Argentina, roughly 1,300 sea lions and fur seals perished.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Of the nine people who perished, seven were women and two were men.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Eighteen people have now perished in the city’s brutal cold stretch, Mayor Mamdani said Monday.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perished
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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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Pritchard, who’d notched three straight 20-point outings since replacing the departed Anfernee Simons as Boston’s second-unit quarterback, had six points on 2-of-9 shooting and was a minus-27.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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In his Wednesday interview, Gonzales alleged that when Santos-Aviles died, her widow reached out to the representative’s offices to ask about death benefits and retirement funds.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Pentagon has released the names of five other members of the Army Reserve who died in the drone strike.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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There was more funding for higher education, less restrictive laws, lower voting ages, better reproductive rights for women and easier divorces, while icons of popular culture gained far greater prominence and influence as stuffy hierarchies disintegrated.—
Jason Burke,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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Trump is now the symbol, but the movement started in 1992, the year the Soviet Union disintegrated, Gone was the communist menace.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2026
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Apartment buildings were felled by air strikes, and smoke billowed from the blasts; the buzz of Israeli drones filled the air.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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Too many people, particularly those in my age group, have been felled by a cold that morphed into pneumonia, or a UTI that landed them in the hospital, or a simple stumble on a floor mat that resulted in surgery and months of physical therapy.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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How to Plant Bare Root Roses Carefully inspect the roots and cut off any that are broken, cracked, rotted, or show signs of insect damage.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
26 Feb. 2026
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Dead fruit rotted on withered evergreens, remnants of a record-cold February.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Our findings point to similar trends from the effects of lost tempers, fractured social networks and excessive political rumination.—
Stephen Neely,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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Instead of a lost season, USC played one of the hardest schedules in college basketball and still won 17 games.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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In both cases, the remains were decomposed, and appeared that they may have been moved around multiple locations before being discovered, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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As water conservation is a priority more than ever, homeowners are discovering sustainable hardscaping options like gravel and decomposed granite.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
4 Mar. 2026
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Two marsupial species in New Guinea, previously known only from fossil evidence and believed extinct for more than 7,000 years, have been confirmed alive.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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That contribution helped scientists confirm a species believed extinct for more than 7,000 years was still alive.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Perished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perished. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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