PREDECEASE Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

predecease

verb

Definition of predecease

as in to die

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Recent Examples of predecease The actor, who was predeceased by his daughter Lisa, is survived by Quinn-Castillo, his twin brother Bernie Castillo, grandchildren Brian and Stephanie Palmere and great-grandson Allen Palmere. — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023 He was predeceased by his only child, daughter, Lisa Palmere. — Charna Flam, Variety, 24 May 2023 Her husband, Frederick, Prince of Wales, predeceased his father King George II, so the line of succession skipped right to her son. — Town & Country, 7 May 2023 The queen died of pneumonia in 1818 at age 74, predeceasing her husband by two years. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for predecease

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The lab got its start with studies of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the 1900s, when ranchers and cattle were dying from the then-unknown disease.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
The New Empire, died today, July 21, in a car accident in Frederick, Maryland.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 July 2026

Definition of die

Verb

But Jameson is hardly the first family pet to senselessly perish at the hands of law enforcement officers who resort to deadly force far too quickly.

— Vanessa Shakib, Oc Register, 23 July 2026
At least 5,000 people perished, most of them in La Guaira state, a strip of cities and slums crammed between the coastal cordillera and the Caribbean Sea, half an hour from Caracas.

— Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026

Definition of perish

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But Roosevelt continued to press for progressive tax reform even after Long departed from the political (and earthly) stage.

— Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
That figure undercuts the simplest version of the story, in which departing billionaires are draining capital from the state alongside their personal wealth.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Definition of depart

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Officers found the couple’s infant son deceased in a bassinet in the living room.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026
The 2005 Presidential $1 Coin Act — which authorized a series of coins commemorating past presidents — says a president can only be eligible if they have been deceased for at least two years.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 17 July 2026

Definition of decease

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One approach to addressing casualty risks is to design spacecraft to demise entirely, but this exacerbates the atmosphere pollution problem, said Boley.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2026
The converter must do that in order to prepare to reconfigure utilities, building systems, and demising walls--and often elevators and lobbies--in the entire building to accommodate a residential change of use.

— Joshua Stein, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025

Definition of demise

Verb

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a man who passed away while in custody at the Jackson County Detention Center on Saturday.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
In April, Marie Green passed away at age seventy-one in Midland, Texas, with one of David’s sisters holding her in her arms.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Definition of pass away

Verb

Parker, who by this time had begun exhibiting erratic behavior because of his drug issues, never showed up at the club, ending Adams’ hopes of sharing the stage with one of his idols.

— Dan Kelly July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
Under the new rules, California had to either levy a higher tax on commercial plans or end the taxes on the state plans and lose federal funding.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2026

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