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Recent Examples of stillborn
If a smaller cow is bred with a bull that might produce a large calf, that calf is at risk of being stillborn while also endangering the mother.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
Their first child, a daughter named Arabella, was stillborn in 1956, while their last child, son Patrick, died 39 hours after his birth in 1963.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
Wren delivered her stillborn son on May 24, 2020.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Qing Yuan made his way to the shower, thinking again of the woman who had died of dystocia, her boy stillborn, dead.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
Their first child, a daughter named Arabella, was stillborn in 1956, while their last child, son Patrick, died 39 hours after his birth in 1963.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
Wren delivered her stillborn son on May 24, 2020.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Qing Yuan made his way to the shower, thinking again of the woman who had died of dystocia, her boy stillborn, dead.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stillborn
Adjective
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Chavismo is the term Venezuelans use to describe the regime first established by deceased strongman Hugo Chavez.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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Ghostface may remain financially dominant and culturally unavoidable, but the franchise’s latest chapter suggests the mask’s legacy is becoming creatively disposable… if not deceased.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
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Lush green reeds in the channel had suddenly turned brown and lifeless, and birds had disappeared.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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Hiller was in just his second full season in charge of the Kings, who looked lifeless Thursday in an 8-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers — the team that also sent Los Angeles home early from the past four Stanley Cup playoffs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Retaining Hall, 39, keeps one familiar face from Dart’s rookie year on the offensive side of the building for his second NFL season, with Brian Daboll, Mike Kafka and Shea Tierney all long gone.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Garden centers aren't giving a refund for a dying or dead plant but rather a discount on a new purchase.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
17 Dec. 2025
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The operation left dozens of people dead and dozens more wounded.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who directed the Islamic Republic’s campaign of regional terror for more than three decades, is dead.—
Andrew Ghalili,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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By creating high-fidelity hydrodynamic and chemical models, the team has cleared a major technical hurdle in determining how these defunct sites can be repurposed for Pumped Storage Hydropower (PSH).—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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The trucking company has long had a footprint in Boise but is working on moving its sales and service operation 10 minutes south to the now-defunct Boise Factory Outlets mall.—
Mark Dee
March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Amplifying the chaos were questions over who will replace Ali Khamenei, Iran’s late leader, who was killed in the aerial barrage over the weekend.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Israel says one latest attack in the city struck Hezbollah command centers and weapons storage facilities.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Additional Republican candidate Nicky Lama shared a quote from Psalms and shared a prayer for the fallen soldiers, but did not elaborate on his stance around the Iran strikes.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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The fallen soldiers, ages 20 to 42, earned praise from families for devotion to service, generosity and commitment to others.—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Stillborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stillborn. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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