predeceased

verb

past tense of predecease
as in deceased

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  1. deceased
  2. departed
  3. died
  4. perished
  5. parted
  6. ended
  7. passed away
Verb
  • Sophia was found dead in a Merced residence in March 2022, where investigators say she had been deceased for over a month.
    — Maddie White, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Officers found the couple’s infant son deceased in a bassinet in the living room.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026
Definition of deceased
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  • As expected, a significant chunk of key contributors from that historic 2026 team departed.
    — Hunter DeLauder, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
  • The newlyweds, meanwhile, bounced over to Italy’s Lake Como and Florence for a mini-moon after everyone had departed.
    — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
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  • The two crew members — one Greek and one Danish national — died when their helicopter collided with another near the seaside area of Psatha while tackling the fire that started Friday morning.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator later determined the newborn died by homicide, finding that the child died from entrapment after being placed and tied inside a plastic trash bag beneath bloody paper towels and other garbage.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of died
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  • Spencer Long, his wife and three sons perished while on a hiking trip.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • At least 5,000 people perished, most of them in La Guaira state, a strip of cities and slums crammed between the coastal cordillera and the Caribbean Sea, half an hour from Caracas.
    — Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026
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  • For an additional pop of color, Cardi wore her hair in an icy blue bob that was parted to the side and curled under at the ends.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
  • The photos also show how George tends to part his hair to his left, while William often parted his to his right.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 July 2026
Definition of parted
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  • In the quarter ended June 30, Palantir delivered one of its strongest quarters yet.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Dream’s five-game win streak ended Monday with a 109-87 beatdown from the Aces.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • Ulbrich was away from the team after his wife, Cristina, passed away July 26 following a long battle with cancer.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The first was Simon Gourdine, who took the role in 1974 and passed away in 2012.
    — Jabari Young, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of passed away
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