predeceases

Definition of predeceasesnext
present tense third-person singular of predecease
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Verb
  • Own a $1 million condo and your spouse dies?
    Greg Raiff, Fortune, 16 May 2026
  • If every truth that creates legal complexity dies on contact, people stop raising anything that might trigger those functions at all.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • DeSantis departs The 2026 election marks the end of the DeSantis era in Florida.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 17 May 2026
  • Then, in the second segment from L1 to the moon, the spacecraft later departs along an unstable manifold and transitions into lunar orbit.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 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
  • At SeaWorld San Antonio, kids under the age of five can enjoy free, unlimited admission to SeaWorld until January 2027, plus unlimited visits to Aquatica for only $39—just be sure to register before the offer expires on May 30.
    Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
  • The truce, which exists in the absence of a more formal trade deal, expires in November.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Also, after your parent passes away, the account would legally be yours.
    Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 15 May 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Lindsay Lohan steps out in an all-leather look for the Guccicore 2027 fashion show in New York City on May 16.
    People Staff, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • But Polis, whose final term ends early next year, will also leave office having checked off some issues that have lingered for years.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
  • Co-owner Danielle Dore said the move ends 52 years of renting and will bring more seating, a dog-friendly patio and the same all-day breakfast focus.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • In the May 10 episode of Marshals, Kayce (Luke Grimes) and Cal (Logan Marshall-Green) lose another of their former Navy SEAL teammates, as Garrett (Riley Green) succumbs to his injuries from a fire.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
  • Inspired by a drawing made by his nephew, the work unfolds as a sequence of panels in which the titular child, Julian, succumbs to illness.
    Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2026
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“Predeceases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predeceases. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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