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Recent Examples of stillborn
Wren delivered her stillborn son on May 24, 2020.
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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
Director Agnieszka Holland and screenwriter Christopher Hampton fashioned an intentionally distancing but stillborn love story between two miserable, self-destructive personalities who can’t live with each other but also can’t live apart.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Secretary General Guterres’ idea of a treaty on AI weaponry is stillborn.
—David Miliband, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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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
Director Agnieszka Holland and screenwriter Christopher Hampton fashioned an intentionally distancing but stillborn love story between two miserable, self-destructive personalities who can’t live with each other but also can’t live apart.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Secretary General Guterres’ idea of a treaty on AI weaponry is stillborn.
—David Miliband, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stillborn
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Israeli police officer Ran Gvili's remains were returned to Israel on Monday, marking the return of all hostages, both living and deceased.—
Rachel Wolf , Yonat Friling,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The living hostages, as well as the remains of four deceased, were handed over on the day the ceasefire took effect.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Scotiabank Arena had become lifeless.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The girl’s body was found naked and lifeless by her mother.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Her impulse control is practically gone.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Clouds have evaporated into practically nothing and are expected to stay gone.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Medics immediately delivered aid, but Pretti was pronounced dead at the site of the shooting.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Medics immediately tried to deliver medical aid to the subject, McLaughlin said, but he was pronounced dead on scene.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
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Most of the group met in the city’s indie scene a decade ago, forming a casual, larger collective of musicians and friends who’d record at a studio in the now-defunct Mammal Gallery, previously located in south downtown before moving to the West End.—
DeAsia Paige,
AJC.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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After getting his start as the rhythm guitarist for now-defunct Philadelphia band Blood, McCamman left the city on a quest for pop songwriting perfection.—
Nick Ayres DeMasi,
Pitchfork,
27 Jan. 2026
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What began in Tehran late December in response to the collapse in currency and economic conditions quickly took on a political character -- with crowds on the streets openly calling for regime change.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In fact, afternoon highs are forecast to stay below freezing, making this an unusually persistent cold spell for late January.—
Justin Lewis,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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After the Biden administration announced approximately $20 billion in subsidies (grants and loans) for Intel under the CHIPS and Science Act on March 20, 2024, the fallen chipmaker found a bottom.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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Several members of the Horizon team visited the country, obviously for inspiration but also to take detailed notes on the settings, right down to how fallen cherry blossoms blow around as a speeding car passes by.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Stillborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stillborn. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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