PREDECEASE Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

predecease

verb

Definition of predecease

as in to die

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Recent Examples of predecease The actor, who was predeceased by his daughter Lisa, is survived by Quinn-Castillo, his twin brother Bernie Castillo, grandchildren Brian and Stephanie Palmere and great-grandson Allen Palmere. — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023 He was predeceased by his only child, daughter, Lisa Palmere. — Charna Flam, Variety, 24 May 2023 Her husband, Frederick, Prince of Wales, predeceased his father King George II, so the line of succession skipped right to her son. — Town & Country, 7 May 2023 The queen died of pneumonia in 1818 at age 74, predeceasing her husband by two years. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for predecease

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Hanna also experienced tragedy, when one of her horses died in transit.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Mamdani’s plan to join families of those who died during the attacks has been met with significant pushback.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of die

Verb

Of the 2,977 people who perished on 9/11, 2,753 were lost in the collapse of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center after two hijacked jetliners smashed into them.

— Mike Kelly, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Four women and an infant are among the victims who perished, the organization confirmed to The Independent.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of perish

Verb

Craig Mulholland, the head of development and talent management, departed at the end of the season to take on a new role as chief football officer at the Scottish FA.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Sanders, the tight end going into his third year, was drafted, after all, to provide an explosive and reliable receiving threat that the Panthers haven’t had since Greg Olsen departed in 2019.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of depart

Verb

Siqueiros and Capara were deceased at the scene; Ceesay died after he was taken to the hospital.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
According to court records, police found Dunn deceased in a motel room with bruises on her body, including her neck and face, and her eyelids were swollen and discolored.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of decease

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One approach to addressing casualty risks is to design spacecraft to demise entirely, but this exacerbates the atmosphere pollution problem, said Boley.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2026
The converter must do that in order to prepare to reconfigure utilities, building systems, and demising walls--and often elevators and lobbies--in the entire building to accommodate a residential change of use.

— Joshua Stein, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025

Definition of demise

Verb

Related Articles Four years ago, shortly after her uncle passed away, Diaz was recovering from a stroke and had to relearn how to talk, walk, and paint.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
This remarkable woman passed away in 2024, aged 92, and now her grandson René has taken the baton.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of pass away

Verb

Bryce Underwood launched a Hail Mary well out of the end zone as time seemed to expire on the Wolverines to give WMU an improbable upset victory late Saturday night in Ann Arbor.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Under the contract that expired June 30, UCLA had been providing specialty care to 9,000 medically frail patients from Health Care LA, an association of nonprofit clinics that serve patients covered by Medi-Cal, the state program for the poor.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of expire

Verb

But the most shocking win was, of course, UMass’ 37-21 victory at Rutgers, ending a 16-game losing streak and 23-game Football Bowl Subdivision losing streak.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The goal ended the Trojans’ hopes of a huge win, but the draw was still an important result for USC, considering how this season has gone.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

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