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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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Israel would also return the remains of 15 Palestinians for every deceased Israeli.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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In footage published by the outlet, the mother is seen taking out garbage at the Airbnb on Tinarra Cres in Kenmore Hills less than 24 hours before she and her daughter were found deceased.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Penn State’s offense was lifeless until the fourth quarter, and Drew Allar threw a pick in overtime with the game on the line.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Sep. 2025
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Today, Mars, unlike Earth, is a barren, lifeless desert.—
Chris Impey,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 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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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Tom is torn between loyalty to his dead wife and love for the estranged son who killed her.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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The rush would close in, the play would appear dead — and the five-star recruit and Tennessee transfer would evaporate from the pocket.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Ingram’s best season came in 2023-24 for the now-defunct Arizona Coyotes.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Applegreen, an Irish company at the center of a now-defunct deal to redevelop travel plazas along state highways, shelled out tens of thousands of dollars between 2024 and 2025 to a powerful Beacon Hill lobbying shop, according to a state database last updated June 30.—
Chris Van Buskirk,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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But when will Swift's latest project be released on Spotify and Apple Music?—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ineffective policies for the EV market could mirror the loss of the solar energy industry, says Wendy Cutler, senior vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute, where too-late action left America outpaced and China controlling more than 80 percent of the world’s solar panels.—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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If your flower beds were besieged with pests or fungal diseases, the fallen leaf litter and stems from those plants should not be left in the garden.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Regardless of today’s sentencing, the fallen mogul continues to face an uphill legal battle, with dozens of civil suits filed against him since his federal indictment last year.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
3 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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