1
as in to end
to come to an end
speakers will not be allowed to continue after their allotted time has expired
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2
as in to exhale
to let or force out of the lungs
he vows to hold on to that belief until he expires his last breath
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3
as in to die
to stop living
made one last visit to his homeland and expired not long afterwards
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4
as in to release
archaic
to throw or give off
linden trees expiring their rich perfume
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Recent Examples of expire
Sure, the Bulls didn’t give up much in return — a player swap for Kevin Huerter, who was unlikely to return after his contract expires this summer.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
If LeVota is not re-elected, his term as interim county executive will expire on January 1, 2027.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Health care affordability is likely to be a top issue on the campaign trail, after lawmakers failed to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies that expired last year.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The court is not in session on Friday because of the Easter holiday, and the death warrant expires on April 7, leaving little time for court rulings and an execution.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
If LeVota is not re-elected, his term as interim county executive will expire on January 1, 2027.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Health care affordability is likely to be a top issue on the campaign trail, after lawmakers failed to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies that expired last year.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The court is not in session on Friday because of the Easter holiday, and the death warrant expires on April 7, leaving little time for court rulings and an execution.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expire
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Oh, and after a Collins strikeout finally ended the streak in the sixth, Isbel promptly led off the bottom of the seventh with a home run.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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According to Max Preps, the JSerra Lions ended the 2025 season with a 3-7 record and went 0-5 in the Trinity League against powerhouse like Mater Dei.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Padres could exhale and believe after a 3-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the finale of their season-opening three-game series.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Luka Doncic was sitting right on the edge of a one-game ban — but Los Angeles Lakers’ fans can exhale.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Mar. 2026
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Investigators would spend weeks building their case, combing through nearly 7,000 texts exchanged over the three months before Harold died.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Cormorants that tried to clean each other with their beaks died after ingesting the viscous muck.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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In 2024, the Pentagon released hundreds of reports of unidentified and unexplained aerial phenomena.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The cause of the woman's death has not yet been determined, and police have not released her name.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Under the emergency order, the school must immediately cease operations and may not provide massage education services in Texas unless otherwise authorized.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Your intelligence, your generosity, your courage, and your great sensitivity never cease to move me.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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That’s led to a generation of kids being treated as Big Tech guinea pigs and falling student achievement scores.—
Abby McCloskey,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The follow-up Saturday just fell short of also being special.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The air guns used to emit those sound waves are responsible for near-constant underwater noise in the Gulf.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
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That means delaying the overall transition to clean and renewable energy at a time when the United Nations Environment Programme warns that high-emitting countries are unlikely to meet their own targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.—
Tammy Webber,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Asking the engineers to stop designing a firing squad chamber for the state of Idaho to execute death-row prisoners.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Yankees went a perfect 5-for-5 with ABS challenges in Monday’s 2-1 walk-off loss to the Mariners, but that didn’t stop Boone and company from barking at home plate umpire Mike Estabrook.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Expire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expire. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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