1
as in death
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
inherited all of the estate upon the sudden demise of his grandfather
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2
as in termination
the act of ceasing to exist
the gradual demise of the Roman Empire over the course of several centuries
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as in downfall
a loss of status
after her demise as the doyenne of New York society, the mere mention of her name was regarded as a faux pas
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as in to die
to stop living
our much beloved, recently demised leader
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Recent Examples of demise
Jessica Sager, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
There is no clear way to be ready for a world where those in power wish for your demise.
—Chase Strangio, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2022
Ann, who’s starring in a new opera at Disney Hall, embraces her character’s nightly demise with a grand passion that her audiences find cathartic.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2021
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Noun
Celebrations for Bundy's impending demise were held nationwide, and ABC News reported at the time that fireworks and crowds gathered and cheered for his execution.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
There is no clear way to be ready for a world where those in power wish for your demise.
—Chase Strangio, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
According to James Sinclair, director of marine archaeology for the AllenX Maravillas project, the researchers are delving into the mystery of the ship’s demise by thoroughly mapping all of their finds.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2022
Ann, who’s starring in a new opera at Disney Hall, embraces her character’s nightly demise with a grand passion that her audiences find cathartic.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demise
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The charges were announced hours before the death of Singleton’s 12-year-old daughter, Shamiya Stewart, and Becker said additional charges could be possible.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2025
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JonBenét performed in a Boulder Christmas parade with a float displaying her name just days before her death.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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Would that be grounds for termination as 'DEI' or 'woke'?—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
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Among those officials were longtime career trial attorneys Molly Gaston, J.P. Cooney, Mary Dohrmann and Anne McNamara, all of whom were informed of their terminations Monday, an official confirmed to ABC News.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The sentence capped the extraordinary downfall of a once-powerful lawmaker.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
29 Jan. 2025
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The war also appeared to create conditions that led to the downfall of Syrian President Bashar Assad.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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The election will fill the seat of the late Sen. Kari Dziedzic, who died last month following a battle with cancer.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2025
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Further details about the worker who died may be released in due course.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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But one marquee victory and the avoidance of bad losses seemingly would be enough — enough to get them off the bubble, enough to erase the doubt and enough to side-step the fate that befell BYU in a different sport two months ago.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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After the blazes, Black laments the fate of the less mobile invertebrates.—
Anton Sorokin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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The potential dissolution between the Kings and their franchise player could be traced back more than a year.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
29 Jan. 2025
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In the past, Israel exercised caution in assisting Ukraine, supplying Kyiv with early warning radars and humanitarian aid but eschewing deeper cooperation, fearing retaliation against Russian Jews and the dissolution of the deconfliction channels with Russia in Syria.—
Nicole Grajewski,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Jan. 2025
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Rookie seasons usually feature plenty of ups and downs.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Chiefs, from film study, anticipated that the Bills would be playing man coverage on the critical down.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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More light rain fell periodically through the Bay Area on Monday, continuing a pattern that began Friday and ended a nearly month-long stretch without precipitation.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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In other words, in patients with Alzheimer's, the rising and falling of blood oxygen levels was fairly out of sync with the pulsing of the blood vessels that are supposed to deliver that blood to the brain.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Demise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demise. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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