as in death
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
in the event of the decease of the president, the vice president will immediately assume his duties
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as in to die
to stop living
no one knows what happened to the family fortune after the spinster deceased
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Recent Examples of decease
Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Officers found an adult male who was unresponsive near the tracks, and firefighters pronounced the man deceased at the scene.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Upon arrival, troopers found Douglas Dietz deceased from an apparent gunshot wound.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Searchers located Kang deceased, the Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
—Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The families of the deceased deserve better.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Garland County Coroner Jayson Neighbors arrived on scene and declared Harris deceased from a gunshot wound.
—Steven Mross, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Police and firefighters responded to the scene soon after, putting out a fire in the apartment and discovering Morales deceased at the scene.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Paramedics declared the person deceased and called the police department and medical examiner to the scene to take over the case, the fire department said.
—Bill Feather, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
Verb
Diaz-Canel said that Havana has been cooperating with Washington in the wake of the incident, that the injured received medical care, and that the relatives of the deceased have been notified.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Officers found an adult male who was unresponsive near the tracks, and firefighters pronounced the man deceased at the scene.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Upon arrival, troopers found Douglas Dietz deceased from an apparent gunshot wound.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Searchers located Kang deceased, the Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
—Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The families of the deceased deserve better.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Garland County Coroner Jayson Neighbors arrived on scene and declared Harris deceased from a gunshot wound.
—Steven Mross, Arkansas Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Police and firefighters responded to the scene soon after, putting out a fire in the apartment and discovering Morales deceased at the scene.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Paramedics declared the person deceased and called the police department and medical examiner to the scene to take over the case, the fire department said.
—Bill Feather, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decease
Noun
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Themes of self-sacrifice dance around the script, but for a film that deals with such dark ideas as isolation and death in space, the film undermines its own pathos at every opportunity.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed the death, but withheld his identity.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Twenty-three immigrants have already died in custody in the current fiscal year, putting it on pace to surpass the previous one, which had the highest number of deaths in immigration detention in decades.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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He was transported to a nearby hospital and died from his injuries on March 10, officials said.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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But if O’Brien does decide to walk away after this year, acting out his demise with his mentor, Downey, seems like an apt way to go out.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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The occasion marks the demise of the wicked Persian vizier Haman, who sought, some 2,500 years ago, to exterminate Jews throughout the vast Persian Empire.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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On July 16, 1999, the trio perished when the single-engine plane Kennedy was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Martha's Vineyard.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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Currently, about three old satellites or used rocket bodies perish in the atmosphere every day.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The selection committee deemed both squads worthy of a shot despite their struggles, and that’s a message that Weaver told his teammates after the Longhorns found out their fate on Sunday.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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On Sunday, the RedHawks had to watch the March Madness Selection Sunday show, like everyone else, to learn their fate.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The team with the worst record can fall no lower than fifth in the draft while the team with the fourth-worst record can fall as far as eighth.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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Midway through the third quarter, Ralston Valley pushed the ball in transition with the Jaguars falling slightly out of control.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Decease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decease. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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