PREDECEASED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

predeceased

verb

past tense of predecease

as in deceased

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But when his attorneys Rob Turkewitz and Brian Knowles called his hotel, staff found Barnett deceased in his truck with a gunshot wound to the head — sparking months of speculation on the nature of his death.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
The Clark County Coroner's Office said investigators are working to identify the cause and manner of death, along with the identity of the deceased found at Boulder Beach.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

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Iranian officials were still making requests the day the flight departed, although one official wrote that those requests were denied.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Now Manchester City will have to replace him, as well as Guardiola who departed at the end of last season.

— Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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An 8-year-old has died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba believed to have been encountered while swimming in a lake near her home, her family and health officials said.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Four-year-old Mohammed Taha died after an Israeli airstrike hit a house in central Gaza on Sunday, hospital authorities said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

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Officials did not immediately release the names of those who perished, but Lenore Bangura told ABC Toledo affiliate station WTVG that her mother, Mary Allen, was killed in the explosion.

— Ahmad Hemingway, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Before the service began, a worshiper read aloud the names of some 200 parishioners who perished.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of perished

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Carli, who managed the Plainville store, passed away in 2020.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
There were also tributes before the match for Kevin Keegan, a hero for both sides, who passed away last month, with fans from both sides across the ground holding banners and a tifo across both home and away sections.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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