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Recent Examples of stillborn
Qing Yuan made his way to the shower, thinking again of the woman who had died of dystocia, her boy stillborn, dead.
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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
The slaughter of the innocents that follows the birth of Jesus in the Book of Matthew is depicted by limp infants that Gaudí modelled on casts of actual stillborn babies.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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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
The slaughter of the innocents that follows the birth of Jesus in the Book of Matthew is depicted by limp infants that Gaudí modelled on casts of actual stillborn babies.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stillborn
Adjective
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The alleged perpetrator was hit and is deceased.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The victims were Kato Allen Perez, born in 1992, who was previously known to be deceased; Nikko Lee Perez, who was born in 1996; Mika Alena Perez, who was born in 1995; a second Nikko Lee Perez, who was born in 1997; and Kato Krow Perez, born in 2001.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Some people carried her lifeless body to a vehicle, which took it to a hospital.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Jan. 2026
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How did life emerge on a lifeless planet?—
James O. Cunningham,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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And even with those two gone, Dubar slid down Boise State’s depth chart, managing just three carries for 12 yards so far in 2025.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
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Not only are the views, of course, often repulsive, but the actual form of argument is not argument… That’s what interests me, that even the most basic principles that people have worked on for 2,000 years to establish what a fact means…gone.—
Josh Zajdman,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
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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George Rose / Getty Images The boy was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Shanahan reaches deep into the playbook The 49ers seemed dead in the water after losing George Kittle to an Achilles injury in the first half.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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But others have tried to claim the mocktail too, including the now-defunct Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles and The Royal Hawaiian hotel in Honolulu.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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However, the amount of money actually saved by the department has been called into question and Musk has since left the administration, rendering DOGE somewhat defunct.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 prompted unified Western sanctions, massive military aid, and rhetorical solidarity, but by late 2025, strategic divergences had widened amid battlefield stalemates, economic fatigue, and diplomatic initiatives.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Ahmad Moten was fortunate not to be called for what was clearly a late hit.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Uxbridge, Massachusetts police department announced that the wake and funeral for fallen officer Stephen LaPorta will be held next week.—
Riley Rourke,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Luckily, fallen snow can act as natural insulation and actually provide some shelter from freezing temperatures.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Stillborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stillborn. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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