1
as in ends
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 exhales
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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as in dies
to stop living
made one last visit to his homeland and expired not long afterwards
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as in radiates
archaic
to throw or give off
linden trees expiring their rich perfume
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Recent Examples of expires
Moran earned an annual base salary of $186,953, and his contract expires June 30.
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
Her current status expires at the end of April.
—Mathew Miranda
updated March 31, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The university’s 18-month contract with OpenAI to license its ChatGPT chatbot for 460,000 students and 63,000 faculty members and staff expires in July.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Baird is term limited and his second term as mayor expires this month.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
This comes up for renewal every decade, and the current one expires at the end of 2027.
—Ian King, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
The court is not in session Friday because of the Easter holiday and the execution warrant expires on Tuesday.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
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.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Gaglardi can only pray that Nill wants to remain on the job well past his new deal, which expires in 2028.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 31 Mar. 2026
Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
Her current status expires at the end of April.
—Mathew Miranda
updated March 31, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The university’s 18-month contract with OpenAI to license its ChatGPT chatbot for 460,000 students and 63,000 faculty members and staff expires in July.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Baird is term limited and his second term as mayor expires this month.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
This comes up for renewal every decade, and the current one expires at the end of 2027.
—Ian King, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
The court is not in session Friday because of the Easter holiday and the execution warrant expires on Tuesday.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
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.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Gaglardi can only pray that Nill wants to remain on the job well past his new deal, which expires in 2028.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expires
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The exact place where South ends and North begins was carefully pointed out to me by a group of Southern men tidying the ditches for the local council.—
Colm Tóibín,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Once the countdown ends, users are shown detailed, text-heavy outlooks — including conditions, storm chances, wind speeds and temperatures — presented in bold gradient panels and block-style fonts.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Even in summer, evenings turn crisp, drawing locals and visitors alike outdoors to sip tea as the sun slips behind the escarpment and the mountain exhales its cool.—
Anna Zacharias,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Jan. 2026
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When summer fades and the crowds head home, the island finally exhales.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2025
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If the president dies, resigns, or becomes incapacitated, the vice president will serve as interim president for the remainder of the seven-year tenure.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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No baseball community dies harder, without reward, than the Rockies faithful, spring after spring.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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His playing radiates warmth and emotion, capable of moving listeners to tears or filling a room with heartfelt passion.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Among the most notable is Teatro del Bíobío, a performing arts venue in the city of Concepción that, by night, radiates warm light through a semi-translucent facade like a paper lantern.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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In a different scenario, assigned a probability of 60%, the conflict ceases at the end of this month and oil prices fall quickly.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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When reputation replaces repentance, the church ceases to reflect Christ’s character.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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That means Easter Sunday never falls later than April 25.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2026
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On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Homecoming through death, which, once the card is dealt, releases me from my placelessness .—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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This releases chlorine atoms — like a microscopic, demented Pac-Man, a single one can devour more than 100,000 ozone molecules.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Much of physicists’ intuition stops being helpful in an expanding universe.—
Shalma Wegsman,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Mar. 2026
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The run hits major arenas including Chase Center in San Francisco, United Center in Chicago, TD Garden in Boston and stops across Canada, before closing out at the band’s home turf.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Expires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expires. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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