1
as in demise
the act of ceasing to exist
directed that upon her expiration her splendid Italian-style villa be given to the public as a museum
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as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
with the expiration of all brain activity there was no point in keeping the patient alive
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as in death
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
the cancer patient passed away sometime during the night, the exact moment of her expiration not being known
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Recent Examples of expiration
However, Secretary Noem ordered a review of the extension and rolled back the expiration to Aug. 3, 2025.
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
The Big Ten’s media deal ends in 2030, followed by the expiration of the Big 12’s agreement in 2031.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
Lack of transparency around point value and expiration breeds mistrust.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
This entails: Buying the July 18 $195 put @ $5.70 Selling the July 18 $180 put @ $1.71 The maximum reward is $1,101 per contract if AAPL is below $180 at expiration.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 18 June 2025
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
The Big Ten’s media deal ends in 2030, followed by the expiration of the Big 12’s agreement in 2031.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
Lack of transparency around point value and expiration breeds mistrust.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
This entails: Buying the July 18 $195 put @ $5.70 Selling the July 18 $180 put @ $1.71 The maximum reward is $1,101 per contract if AAPL is below $180 at expiration.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expiration
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Just months after Saint Archer’s demise, though, Japanese brewing behemoth Sapporo bought the county’s largest brewery, Stone.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Despite Cordelia Chase’s unfortunate demise in the Buffy spinoff Angel, Charisma Carpenter is game to revive the character in the upcoming Buffy reboot.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
2 July 2025
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After several days of intense fighting, a cessation of hostilities was announced, with Trump taking credit.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2025
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Two likely causes are an increase in food availability due to the recent wet winters (more rain leads to more plants and seeds, which lead to healthy rodent populations), and a cessation of the distemper epidemic that has decimated the populations of these animals in the Bay Area in recent years.—
Alison Hermance,
Mercury News,
17 June 2025
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In the first half of this season, two major league pitchers — Boston’s Liam Hendriks and Houston’s Lance McCullers Jr. — received anonymous death threats on social media and denounced them.—
Maria Torres,
New York Times,
15 July 2025
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His wife's manner of death has been listed as a homicide.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
14 July 2025
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Specific governance, planning and training for HR professionals who are often on the front lines of contentious interactions and high-risk terminations, among other conflict management scenarios.—
Control Risks,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The terminations come as the Trump administration is under fire for not releasing information in the Jeffrey Epstein case.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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That ending is the most important scene and is very much in direct contact with the overarching theme that penetrates all three seasons.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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In addition, the Squid Game Season 3 ending certainly seems to allude to the format going international.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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The cloudy days hovering over the fate of the U.S. Airline sector appear to be clearing out, with Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) reporting better-than-expected 2Q 2025 financial results this week.—
Ankita Dhawan,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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But the suggestion that Jones was mocking the tragic fate of his complex female protagonist lacks the nuance of hindsight.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 July 2025
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According to a source, the steady stream of comments and questions from HFPA members has spurred requests for documents and verifications that have delayed for months the Attorney General’s office from giving the final signoff to the dissolution of the HFPA.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
3 July 2025
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But here in Trump-loving Northern Kentucky, some local Republicans are irate, viewing the committee dissolution as payback for rebelling against the party establishment.—
Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The Biden administration had calculated that an end to federal coal sales would reduce emissions by the equivalent of 293 million tons (266 million metric tonnes) of carbon dioxide annually.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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Toward the end of the clip circulating TikTok, the subway riders appear to beat the man after subduing him.—
Julia Marnin
July 8,
Miami Herald,
8 July 2025
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“Expiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiration. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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