demising

verb

Definition of demisingnext
present participle of demise
as in dying
to stop living our much beloved, recently demised leader

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demising
  1. dying
  2. falling
  3. departing
  4. expiring
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  • Estate Taxes The federal estate tax exclusion for decedents dying in 2025 will increase to $13,990,000 per person, or $27,980,000 per married couple.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Oh Il-nam (Oh Yeong-su), a dying old man who pretended to be Gi-hun’s ally in the game.
    Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of dying
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  • To qualify for relief, a reporting company must have a BOI reporting deadline falling within the period beginning one day before the date the specified disaster began - as indicated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – and ending 90 days after that date.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This morning, heavy rain is falling across San Francisco up to Sacramento – rainfall rates of 1 inch per hour are possible.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of falling
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  • On that same weekend, news filtered out about many senior staffers departing, voluntarily or otherwise, from City Hall.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • At Bradley International Airport, 93,000 people have booked departing flights between last Wednesday and the day after Christmas, according to Brian Spyros, spokesman for the Connecticut Airport Authority.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of departing
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  • An ideal framework for Los Angeles would be baking some protections to both firsts and shipping out the expiring contracts of point guard D'Angelo Russell, center/power forward Christian Wood, and guard Jalen Hood-Schifino, plus the deal of defense-first reserve point guard Gabe Vincent.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This game, in fact, will provide the Davies camp with even more arguments as Bayern is trying to renew the expiring contract.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of expiring
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