predeceases

Definition of predeceasesnext
present tense third-person singular of predecease

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Lack of in-home nurses; baby dies Much of Middlebrooks’ order, and the appeals court ruling that affirms it, concerns the in-home nursing care that parents of medically complex children rely upon.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The great Sandra Hüller stars as a woman whose husband dies from a fall at their home.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The move departs from Vietnam’s tradition of shared leadership, in which the jobs have typically been held by different people, and echoes power structures in China under Xi Jinping and neighboring Laos.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The move departs from Vietnam’s tradition of shared leadership, in which the jobs have typically been held by different people, and echoes power structures in China under President Xi Jinping and neighboring Laos.
    Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.
    Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Factory ships deplete fisheries in a matter of years and an inordinate amount of sea life also perishes in their nets.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The team plans to relocate from the American Airlines Center in Victory Park once its current lease expires in five years.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Once its current six-figure contract expires in early 2027, DeBaun plans to replace Salesforce's customer relationship management (CRM) platform with a more cost-efficient AI solution.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • After Nora and Agnes’ mother passes away, Gustav returns to Oslo (and the gorgeous family house that has played home to some of their biggest tragedies) and tries to reestablish himself in his family’s lives.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the sun falls, Johnny Leach steps out of his Brooklyn apartment and onto the wet street before ducking into the subway station.
    Jenna Thompson March 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
  • López steps out of a Ferrari 488, a gift that coincides with his 22nd birthday.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Willy drives it onstage through a giant door at the start and ends his life therein.
    Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Because the tournament is built around ritual and tradition, Marty Smith always starts and ends his Masters the same way.
    Rick Maese, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Where Uthmeier succumbs to bigotry is in the presumption that DEI means unqualified.
    Howard L. Simon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
  • But her character succumbs to Ducournau’s convoluted plotting.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Predeceases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predeceases. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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