decease 1 of 2

noun

di-ˈsēs How to pronounce decease (audio)
Definition of deceasenext
as in death
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities in the event of the decease of the president, the vice president will immediately assume his duties

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decease

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verb

as in to die
to stop living no one knows what happened to the family fortune after the spinster deceased

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decease
  1. death
  2. die
  3. demise
  4. perish
  5. fate
  6. fall
Noun
  • There have been no reported injuries or deaths, the sheriff said, adding that some residents disregarded mandatory evacuation orders Wednesday.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • During the past two decades there have been 1.63 million excess deaths among Black Americans relative to white Americans.
    Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of death
Verb
  • The organization, created in 2002 after four students at a Jefferson County high school died by suicide in a nine-month period, is branching out beyond the Front Range.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Monk likely died long before deputies checked for his pulse, the lawsuit claimed.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of die
Noun
  • Historically, the demise of down-ballot candidates rarely drag down the affiliated party’s presidential candidate, CNN notes.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • How did Marvel brass initially react to Agatha’s demise?
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of demise
Verb
  • The twist involves a naming switch-up between Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and his Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson), who perishes at the hand of Darth Maul (Ray Park) at the conclusion of the divisive prequel.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
  • In the end, 384 men survived and 828 perished, either in the hold or in the water.
    Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of perish
Noun
  • In a bitter twist of fate, Trump made these remarks about Xi on the day that Liu Xiaobo died.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Trade Deals Trade programs like the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Haiti HOPE/HELP, which allow duty-free access to the U.S. market, are set to expire next September, and their fate will rest with the new Congress.
    Evan Clark, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of fate
Verb
  • Valor recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock after that as Regis fell a win short of the quarterfinals for the second year in a row.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
  • That’s in part because Democrats fell short in their bid to flip enough battleground districts in Southern California and the Central Valley to help the national party win a majority.
    Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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