predeceasing

verb

present participle of predecease
as in departing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predeceasing
  1. departing
  2. dying
  3. ending
  4. parting
  5. perishing
  6. passing away
  7. exiting
  8. expiring
Verb
  • Trump was secretly shuttled off an Air Force One jet and taken to a smaller, Air Force Boeing C-32A plane via a catering truck just before departing Ankara, Turkey, on July 8 multiple outlets reported.
    — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement No Democratic lawmakers seeking other office have won their primaries so far, though some departing congressmembers on both sides are still awaiting primaries.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • These incongruous people end up dying in the same dragon fire and looking the same way in a strangely intimate sort of pose.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Moves like this are for dying corporate stations, not local stations that should be thriving.
    — Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dying
Verb
  • The list includes measures such as an end to the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, withdrawing military forces and permanently ending the war.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Lake Mary All-Stars lost to North Carolina 4-0 on Saturday night, ending the team’s quest to win the Little League Softball World Series.
    — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of ending
Verb
  • But every dish gets a twist, or a zing, or a moment of cloud-parting clarity.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 26 July 2026
  • The sympathy Reese garnered translated online to further resentment for Clark among Reese's supporters, as Reese's parting image as a college basketball player was that of a teary-eyed victim.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of parting
Verb
  • This summer has been a deadly one in Europe, with over 10,000 people perishing in the extreme heat over just a few weeks.
    — Morgan Simon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Julie Chen Moonves shares her thoughts on that wild Big Brother premiere, including Rachel Reilly perishing in a volcano.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
Definition of perishing
Verb
  • Her sister had been through cervical cancer and two bouts of breast cancer before passing away from the disease.
    — Ayren Jackson-Cannady, SELF, 29 May 2026
  • As well as the uncertainty of being in the final year of his contract, the France international also had to deal with the personal anguish of his father Hamady passing away in January.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Definition of passing away
Verb
  • Ranju Das, the athleisure giant’s first-ever chief AI and technology officer, is exiting after less than a year on the job, Bloomberg reports.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Some of those exiting patrons made their way to hotels that saw a 25% revenue bump between the World Cup and Sail Boston.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • Checking it monthly for the credentials expiring, knowing the consequences.
    — Megan Shinn, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The ratio of 10-delta puts – options with roughly a 10% chance of expiring in-the-money – to 25-delta puts is in the 66th percentile high of the past five years, according to Cboe, meaning the low-probability options are in unusually high demand.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of expiring
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