PREDECEASES Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

predeceases

verb

present tense third-person singular of predecease

as in dies

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Five-Star Weekend, a Peacock series out July 9, is about a food influencer Hollis Shaw (Jennifer Garner) who is in need of a new kind of nourishment after her husband Matthew (Josh Hamilton) dies suddenly in a car accident.

— Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 July 2026
What’s more, thinning the DRAM dies by two-thirds to 100 µm would allow a MOSAIC cube to integrate 294 dies in the same volume, reaching 882 GB, Mitarai said.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026

Definition of dies

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While the flagship departs, French mine countermeasure and escort vessels will remain in the region.

— Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
The cruise, which departs from Greece on July 5, was expected to dock in the Turkish port town of Kuşadası two days later, followed by a trip to Istanbul, according to Atlantis Events, which is organizing the voyage.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 July 2026

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In The Children, sister and brother Guinevere and Ennis grow up under the shadow of their mother, Edith Sharpe, whose Ninth City children’s book series transfixes the world until Edith perishes in a mysterious fire in Vermont.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.

— Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025

Definition of perishes

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Also, after your parent passes away, the account would legally be yours.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Most Social Security payments fund retirement and related benefits, providing monthly income to eligible workers and certain family members, as well as survivor benefits for families after a worker passes away.

— Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of passes away

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The funeral, which ends Thursday, was supposed to be a period of lower tensions.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Kentucky’s Senate succession law, which Republican legislators have twice changed during Beshear’s tenure, does not give the governor a role in picking a temporary successor should McConnell’s seat become vacant before his term ends.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of ends

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With three days to go before Krypto succumbs to the slow-acting agent, Supergirl sets out on a cosmic adventure to retrieve the antidote, confronting her emotional trauma along the way.

— Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
If someone succumbs to the heat, promptly relocate them to a cool, shaded location.

— Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 9 June 2026

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