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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After a concertgoer died in the audience at a Carson music festival on Saturday, an artist is outraged the show continued while the deceased was still on-site.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
An inmate died in an apparent homicide Tuesday morning after an attack by another prisoner at California State Prison, Sacramento, state corrections officials said.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of die

Verb

In some ski communities, such as Winter Park, entire mountainsides of trees perished, dramatically altering the landscape.

— Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Thanks to their efforts, only one car, two Vespas and a motorcycle perished in this flood, Navarrete said.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of perish

Verb

Prima destinations include Bermuda, the Caribbean, the Greek Isles, the Mediterranean, and Northern Europe departing from her home ports of Port Canaveral, Florida, and Galveston, Texas.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Similarly, since 2010, Beijing has steadily departed from the more relaxed policies of the reform era and pursued the Sinicization of faiths such as Christianity and Islam.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of depart

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Responding officers found Baratto deceased with stab wounds and arrested Harrington.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 17 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

However, for the first time, the man himself will not physically be there, as Davis passed away on June 22 at the age of 94.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Marshall shared the story of his late mother, who passed away 20 years ago due to cancer and during treatment, experimented with a short blond wig — a departure from her natural, larger-than-life red hair.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of pass away

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In the opening scene, an old man eats a pear, smiles, and expires under a fruit tree; a beautiful death.

— Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 10 Oct. 2026
And of course, when patents eventually expire, generic manufacturers can copy those discoveries and introduce them at much lower cost.

— Dr. Bowman Heiden, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of expire

Verb

The best way to get costs down is to end the war in Ukraine and open the Strait of Hormuz that Iran is trying to hold hostage.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
With that, Dorinda gathers everyone (except for Chanel Ayan, who is too beautiful for the cold) out into the freezing night for the fireworks that end this celebration.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

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