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as in demise
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
we were all saddened by the death of our friend
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2
as in mortality
the state of being dead
death is one of the few constants in the universe
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as in dissolution
the act of ceasing to exist
the death of the Soviet economic system in the wake of the breakup of the USSR
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as in downfall
something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life
that muscle car will be the death of him yet
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as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
thousands of soldiers were lost on the field of death
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Recent Examples of death
Authorities determined Davis had been strangled to death.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
In an interview with ESPN not long after his son’s death, Lamar shared that Jayden had been healthy, and that the autopsy had been inconclusive.
—Currie Engel, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
The death is especially hard on Nishath’s sister, whose birthday will forever be associated with the young woman’s death, Mehedi said.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Proponents cast the makeover as the best solution to multiple problems as traffic deaths increase and developers build high-density housing.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
In an interview with ESPN not long after his son’s death, Lamar shared that Jayden had been healthy, and that the autopsy had been inconclusive.
—Currie Engel, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
The death is especially hard on Nishath’s sister, whose birthday will forever be associated with the young woman’s death, Mehedi said.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Proponents cast the makeover as the best solution to multiple problems as traffic deaths increase and developers build high-density housing.
—Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for death
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Video of Raftery's stunned reaction to the scene on the court quickly went viral on social media, which promptly delivered jokes about the 82-year-old's potential demise.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The scouts blame the ascension of Rob Manfred to MLB commissioner in 2015 as a key reason for their demise.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Expanding doula care, experts say, is a relatively inexpensive way to help reduce maternal mortality, which kills Black mothers like Stewart at a rate more than three times higher than white women.—
Laura Ungar,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Hospitals that smooth elective admissions report meaningful reductions in mortality.—
Eugene Litvak,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
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The separatist group emerged in 1958 in resistance to Franco but gained notoriety for assassinations, bombings, and kidnappings before announcing an end to its armed activity in 2011 and its dissolution in 2018.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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As a result, the Scandinavian producer can make textile fiber(s) from wood pulp or waste inputs—think leather, textiles and agricultural crop waste — thereby nixing the traditional chemical-dissolution route for viscose and lyocell production.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Unfortunately, this strength turned out to be part of its downfall as well.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Subaru enthusiasts may likely look past the vehicle’s main downfall, its subpar range and lack of refinement.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Ghaemi said that this language was reminiscent of the propaganda that helped fuel and justify other historic atrocities, such as the massacres in Myanmar or Rwanda.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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And Glocks have been the killing machine of choice in some of America’s most horrifying massacres, including Virginia Tech in 2007, which left 33 dead, including the gunman, and the shooting at Borderline Bar and Grill in California in November 2018, where a gunman killed 13 people, then himself.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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As Duckett awaits his fate, USA TODAY is looking deeper at the case, the recent court actions and why the DNA hasn't been tested until now.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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That’s a fate that befouls most of the heroic cast, who are underserved by a tepid script that can’t bother to locate and carry through coherent character arcs that would give this adventure real emotional weight.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Platte County Sheriff’s Office has released more details into Sunday’s fiery car crash in rural Platte County that left one Park Hill High School senior dead.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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In summer 2022, a fight near The Bean in Millennium Park ended in a shooting that left a 16-year-old dead.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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On the Amazon side, the Teamsters’ ongoing back-and-forth has covered various arguments, such as allegations of unlawful contract terminations for workers at its delivery partners and whether the tech titan is a joint employer along with those partners.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Fueling of the massive SLS moon rocket is complete, but NASA is troubleshooting an issue with its flight termination system.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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