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Recent Examples of stillborn
The couple had three children, and another son who was stillborn.
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Max Foster, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The two claimed the baby was stillborn, according to NBC Philadelphia.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
TikTok user @nezbah shared in an August 7 video that her cat went into labor for 24 hours only to give birth to a stillborn kitten.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The Harrises also had a stillborn daughter, Leyah, who passed away in 2009.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Max Foster, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
The two claimed the baby was stillborn, according to NBC Philadelphia.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
TikTok user @nezbah shared in an August 7 video that her cat went into labor for 24 hours only to give birth to a stillborn kitten.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The Harrises also had a stillborn daughter, Leyah, who passed away in 2009.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stillborn
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These beneficiaries include retired workers, disabled workers, survivors of deceased workers and those receiving Supplemental Security Income.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
14 Oct. 2025
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For transplants, scientists are pursuing multiple sources of beta cells, including ones from a deceased donor and ones grown from other cells in a patient’s own body.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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However, many stylists specifically recommend the treatment for anyone with fine, limp, lifeless hair that tends to get oily, in particular.—
Danielle Sinay,
Glamour,
10 Oct. 2025
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The adorably named Tweety had been left for dead alongside the lifeless bodies of several other chicks at one of India’s largest egg farms.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Al-Khatib’s home an d almost everything his family owned is long gone.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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By reprogramming ordinary cells—like skin fibroblasts—into stem cells, scientists hope to create eggs and sperm from individuals long gone.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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One was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was declared deceased after being taken to a local hospital, per the outlets.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Orchids need more of a trim to remove dead or spent leaves and flowers to prevent diseases and pests, maintain size, and encourage new blooms.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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The fraternity says the chapter no longer exists and was defunct when Larsen sued.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Unlike Starlink’s self-burning design, uncontrolled debris from defunct satellites and rocket stages could survive atmospheric reentry and land on Earth.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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Two were discharged, while one remained under observation in an emergency room as of late Friday, the spokesperson said.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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It will be replaced again in late November, following four Pittsburgh-area high school football playoff games.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Empty cans of alcoholic seltzers and a cigarette carton littered the floor beside the fallen balcony.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
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Her hero, Vernon, is a fallen Gen-Xer trying to survive it all—and the book is critical of his generation’s hypocrisies.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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But with Harden, Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac taking the majority of the shots instead of the departed Paul George and a rehabilitating Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers score 45.9 percent of their points in the paint (fifth in NBA).—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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These spirits not only provide a thoughtful toast to the departed but also serve as a reminder of Mexico’s deep traditions and reverence for the past.—
Rachel King,
Forbes,
1 Nov. 2024
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“Stillborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stillborn. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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