predeceased

Definition of predeceasednext
past tense of predecease

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for predeceased
Verb
  • The Cuban government listed a man named Hector Duani Cruz Correa as among the deceased involved in the incident.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Upon arrival, troopers found Douglas Dietz deceased from an apparent gunshot wound.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But more than a dozen Chicago players and prospects departed camp this week to participate in the World Baseball Classic.
    Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Shi previously directed Turning Red and took over the co-directorial reins of Elio after original director Adrian Molina departed the project.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
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
Verb
  • Her choppy layered hair, meanwhile, was worn straight and parted down the center.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Her hair was parted in the middle and pulled untidily into a bun at the back.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The three-month meteorological winter period that just ended will be remembered for its wild extremes in temperature across the United States, including deadly, persistent polar blasts and winter storms in the East.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The ongoing clashes ended an earlier ceasefire brokered by Qatar and Turkey in October, when the two neighbors had again come close to a war.
    SUZAN FRASER AND MUNIR AHMED THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Gehry passed away in December of 2025, age 96, following a brief respiratory illness.
    David Sokol, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Alcorn passed away at 71 in January 2025 as possibly the world’s pre-eminent pedal steel player, driven by a vision to bring as much out of it as possible and, in doing so, to gracefully apprehend and interpret whatever music caught her interest.
    H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Predeceased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predeceased. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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