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as in demise
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
we were all saddened by the death of our friend
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as in mortality
the state of being dead
death is one of the few constants in the universe
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as in dissolution
the act of ceasing to exist
the death of the Soviet economic system in the wake of the breakup of the USSR
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as in downfall
something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life
that muscle car will be the death of him yet
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as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
thousands of soldiers were lost on the field of death
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Recent Examples of death
Shortly after Kirk’s death, Jason Aldean shared a photo on social media of the couple with Kirk, praising him and sending prayers to his family in the caption.
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Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
Clashes between Bedouin tribes, Druze militias and government forces in Suweida led to hundreds of deaths and drew in Israeli military intervention — to protect Syria's Druze minority.
—Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Her arrest at an Overland Park hotel in May 2022 came nearly 20 years to the day of Franco’s death.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
That resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Ojibwe tribal members.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum return for the follow-up and are seen in the trailer as Madame Morrible and the Wizard, respectively, plotting Elphaba’s demise.—
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People have often tried to predict the end of the world, and while rumors of its imminent demise have been exaggerated, the viral video by Mhlakela and mixed social media reaction to it show the intrigue that the belief retains.—
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The film captures the artist’s confrontation with age, mortality and time’s erosion.—
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Today, famine is one of the leading causes of mortality in children under 5 worldwide.—
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Economic downturns such as the Panic of 1873 and the Great Depression disproportionately affected the working class, immigrant neighborhoods, sparking unemployment and the dissolution of families.—
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Without warning and without clarification, the dissolution of the situationship fed into my insecurities.—
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Starring Boszhardt, Gershon, Adrian Enscoe (Dickinson), Chelsea Gilligan (Star-Crossed), and Madison Lewis (Alexander IRL), the film chronicles the downfall of the once-powerful Wendolyn family.—
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And then another downfall just before the seventh-inning stretch.—
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Scott Starzyk booted a 49-yard field goal to bring Arkansas within 28-13, but the Fighting Irish completed their first-half massacre with two more touchdowns to drain the energy from the home crowd.—
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Amazingly, there are photographs of the massacre of hundreds of civilians at the village of My Lai.—
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There’s an extensive drink menu to choose from, but opt instead to roll a 20-sided dice to let fate choose an original off-menu cocktail.—
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But then a twist of fate in the form of a mutinous slave ship off the coast of the United States offered an opportunity to take the battle over slavery to the courts.—
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The findings from Southeast Asia push back the timeline of humans using mummification to preserve their dead by thousands of years, said lead study author Dr. Hsiao-chun Hung, a senior research fellow at Australian National University.—
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It was built to honor the Confederate dead of Chowan County.—
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The strike comes after Joël Lightbound, the minister responsible for Canada Post, detailed a number of modifications to the national postal service, including the end of door-to-door mail service, termination of the rural moratorium on post office closures, and more.—
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Deadline has seen emails in which Robinson agrees to the termination of his investor deal, which entitled him to an executive producer credit.—
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“Death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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