stillborn

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Recent Examples of stillborn Maroon's memories of her stillborn daughter, rosy and warm, are fogged by the exhaustion of her long labor. Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026 Director Sophie King, whose brother was stillborn, helms the production, which is currently in post-production. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026 Jesse Garon, however, was stillborn, leaving Elvis to grow up as an only child. Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026 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. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stillborn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stillborn
Adjective
  • The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says a total of five deceased eagles were found between April 3 and April 17 in Garden Peninsula, an area that includes part of Delta County.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Lake Havasu City police responded to a call regarding a deceased individual on April 22, according to a press release provided to Fox News Digital.
    Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The selection opens with Taiwanese work Welcome to the Dollhouse about YouTuber Princess Maria who sets out to uncover the secrets of Madame Dolly, a sorceress who can turn lifeless dolls into human beings.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Several days later, the commercial watermen reportedly found Oliver’s lifeless body off the coast of Delaware.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Room by room, the author takes us through the house, now long gone.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Adjective
  • 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
  • In 2023, a 13-year-old student shot dead nine children and a school guard at a school in Belgrade, Serbia.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • Lisa Demuth, the speaker of the House, said Freiberg’s preposterous bill was dead on arrival.
    Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
Adjective
  • The Herald also contacted two other individuals who were listed as company executives in the now-defunct website of Brown’s GlobalCast Partners.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Michael Dell, Dell Technologies The future PC mogul sold subscriptions to the now-defunct Houston Post as a teenager, and quietly invented the playbook that would become Dell.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The only real opportunity for Cubs fans to experience Wrigley’s last look of elegance occurs if the Cubs play in late October or early November in the World Series.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
  • But in late April, Beyoncé’s publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, took to X to deny a forthcoming album.
    Dalila Muata, NBC news, 5 May 2026
Adjective
  • As Laugier’s story continues, the man wanders through a forest, stumbles upon fallen branches, and has an epiphany.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • An outbuilding’s roof was damaged, possibly from a fallen tree.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026

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“Stillborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stillborn. Accessed 6 May. 2026.

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