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Recent Examples of predecease
He was predeceased by his only child, daughter, Lisa Palmere.
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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
The maximum insured amount is $500,000 ($250,000 x two children) but if his children predeceased Bob, then the maximum insurance is $1,250,000 ($250,00 x five grandchildren).
—Matthew Erskine, Forbes, 5 May 2023
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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
The maximum insured amount is $500,000 ($250,000 x two children) but if his children predeceased Bob, then the maximum insurance is $1,250,000 ($250,00 x five grandchildren).
—Matthew Erskine, Forbes, 5 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predecease
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Kentucky State Police confirmed that Suresh's dog was also struck by a vehicle after escaping onto the interstate and died.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers have died in the war, according to some Western intelligence reports, and hundreds of thousands more have left the country to avoid being drafted.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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The hip denizens of LA's east side would surely perish without it.—
Alanna Bennett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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His mother made little or no reference to the Austrian relatives who had been snatched from Vienna’s glamorous cultural swirl and sent off to perish in the Nazi camps.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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The unidentified American woman was stuck on Pitcairn, an island with only about 50 inhabitants, no airport and infrequent maritime options to depart.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Chinese President Xi Jinping greets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as Xi Jinping departs following his state visit to Pyongyang, North Korea, June 10, 2026.—
Anna Coren,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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She was later pronounced deceased by the Rockcastle County Coroner’s Office.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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The conditions increase the possibility of transmitting the disease, which spreads through close contact with bodily fluids of the sick and deceased such as sweat, blood, feces and vomit.—
Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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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
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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
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One of the protagonists of Portugal’s Nations League triumph was Diogo Jota, who passed away alongside his brother in a tragic car accident last year.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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The Buffaloes are, as promised by promoters, a power conference foe for the Aztecs in the inaugural game honoring San Diego native Bill Walton, who passed away in May 2024.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Though the statute would expire after that date, FISA surveillance operates under yearlong certifications approved by a special court.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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In the end, Collins granted a motion from Murphy’s attorneys to seek dismissal of the case, ruling the statute of limitations had expired in claims that went as far back as 2013.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Before going down with the season-ending ailment, Thornton had unseated Chau Smith-Wade as the team’s starting nickel corner prior to the Week 11 win over Atlanta.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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The notion that nature begins only where humans end is anathema to the Cornish spirit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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“Predecease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predecease. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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