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Recent Examples of stillborn
The already fraught experience turned truly tragic when the child, a girl, was stillborn.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
Newborns often die—Francie’s favorite aunt, Sissy, gives birth to ten stillborn children.
—Perri Klass, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
What's New The orca that made headlines in 2018 for carrying her stillborn calf for 17 days off the coast of Washington and British Columbia has given birth to a new baby, according to Michael Weiss, research director of the Center for Whale Research (CWR).
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Decades later, she’s arrested for murder, despite claiming the baby was stillborn.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
Newborns often die—Francie’s favorite aunt, Sissy, gives birth to ten stillborn children.
—Perri Klass, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
What's New The orca that made headlines in 2018 for carrying her stillborn calf for 17 days off the coast of Washington and British Columbia has given birth to a new baby, according to Michael Weiss, research director of the Center for Whale Research (CWR).
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Decades later, she’s arrested for murder, despite claiming the baby was stillborn.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stillborn
Adjective
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She was pronounced deceased at the scene of the collision.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Police confirmed that a woman and a 12-year-old boy were found deceased — reportedly in a creek after multiple hours of searching.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The film tells the story of reed cutter Johan who discovers the lifeless body of a girl on his land and is overcome by an ambiguous sense of guilt.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2025
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An autopsy performed Saturday was inconclusive on how a 30-year-old man died after his lifeless body was found on a Near North Side street early that day, according to authorities.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The original pioneers were mostly busy making non-hyperpop or gone: SOPHIE tragically died in 2021; 100 gecs spent years toiling to make their zany stadium-rock second album.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
3 Oct. 2024
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At least 148 people were found dead in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a motorized wooden boat caught fire and capsized, media reports citing local officials said on Friday.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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That being said, the dream of NXT Europe isn't dead.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Hoenig, a spokesperson for Jersey Central Power & Light, said that the power company de-energized high-voltage lines around the defunct Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant to protect the safety of firefighters in the area.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The shells are transported to a storage site in East Haven, a defunct quarry that’s high, dry and far enough from homes to avoid any odor issues.—
Jillian Freyer,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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By late April, his average approval rating had fallen under 45 percent.—
The Hill Staff,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2025
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Miro Heiskanen, who hasn’t played since late January after having knee surgery, once again participated in the morning skate on Wednesday.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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But with Harden, Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac taking the majority of the shots instead of the departed Paul George and a rehabilitating Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers score 45.9 percent of their points in the paint (fifth in NBA).—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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These spirits not only provide a thoughtful toast to the departed but also serve as a reminder of Mexico’s deep traditions and reverence for the past.—
Rachel King,
Forbes,
1 Nov. 2024
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The countries have benefitted from injections of cold hard cash into moribund economies.—
Meehika Barua,
HubSpot,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Rangers’ self-sabotage, from Drury to the burning-hot seat of Peter Laviolette to a moribund dressing room, has been incredible to witness.—
Arthur Staple,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Stillborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stillborn. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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