predeceases

Definition of predeceasesnext
present tense third-person singular of predecease

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for predeceases
Verb
  • 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
  • No baseball community dies harder, without reward, than the Rockies faithful, spring after spring.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • After the monsoon departs, the grasses dry out but hold their ground, providing enough to sustain cattle through the winter.
    Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Design as identity Visually, the X26 departs from the rounded, retro styling that dominates much of the e-bike market.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.
    Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Factory ships deplete fisheries in a matter of years and an inordinate amount of sea life also perishes in their nets.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Moran earned an annual base salary of $186,953, and his contract expires June 30.
    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
Verb
  • Most Social Security payments fund retirement and related benefits, providing monthly income to eligible workers and certain family members, as well as survivor benefits for families after a worker passes away.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • After Nora and Agnes’ mother passes away, Gustav returns to Oslo (and the gorgeous family house that has played home to some of their biggest tragedies) and tries to reestablish himself in his family’s lives.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the sun falls, Johnny Leach steps out of his Brooklyn apartment and onto the wet street before ducking into the subway station.
    Jenna Thompson March 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
  • López steps out of a Ferrari 488, a gift that coincides with his 22nd birthday.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • But her character succumbs to Ducournau’s convoluted plotting.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The 11-year-old titular character in Hamnet, up for Best Picture, succumbs to the plague.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Predeceases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predeceases. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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