Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predeceasing
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Geoff was concerned about his children departing for college, leaving him and his wife as empty nesters.
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Also departing was Celebrity Autobiography, the specialty show with a rotating cast of stars reading the memoirs of other celebrities to comic effect.
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As long as the idea remains that property gets its purpose from those tending it, working it, nourishing it and dying on it, the film will never become a relic.
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Late in Denis’ second Norris Trophy (Best Defenseman) season, the Isles included Jean in a trade with the dying Cleveland Barons.
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And a whistle was called for offside, ending the counterattack.
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But that era is ending because memory is becoming the bottleneck.
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Despite having their most successful season in a decade, the Charlotte Hornets are parting ways with Ball, sending him and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Naz Reid, a 2033 first-round pick, three first-round pick swaps and three second-round picks.
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In the past 50 years, namaste has evolved from a simple greeting and parting to a word that is a mini meditation on the interconnectedness and shared divinity of all beings.
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Authorities have publicly identified four people who lost their lives over the last week in San Diego County traffic crashes, with three of the victims perishing in head-on collisions in the eastern reaches of the region.
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Singh raised his second straight half-century off just 23 balls with eight fours and a six while Iyer brought up his fifty of 31 balls and smacked Thakur four two consecutive sixes before perishing when Dhir took a stunning catch at deep mid-wicket.
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Her sister had been through cervical cancer and two bouts of breast cancer before passing away from the disease.
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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.
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An Uber driver taking fans to Kansas City’s first World Cup match was injured, as was a woman who was exiting Interstate 70 on her way to pick up her brother.
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The ships included eight tankers and two cargo ships exiting the Persian Gulf and eight tankers and six cargo ships entering it.
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The question is whether to splurge now, when there isn’t much available, or to wait for star players’ legacy deals to start expiring.
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The biggest trade of the session so far was a sale of 300 of the 13-strike puts expiring in January 2028 that brought in $327,000.
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“Predeceasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predeceasing. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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