1
as in to end
to come to an end
speakers will not be allowed to continue after their allotted time has expired
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2
as in to exhale
to let or force out of the lungs
he vows to hold on to that belief until he expires his last breath
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3
as in to die
to stop living
made one last visit to his homeland and expired not long afterwards
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4
as in to release
archaic
to throw or give off
linden trees expiring their rich perfume
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Recent Examples of expire
The ceasefire's six-week first phase expires this weekend.
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Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The previous agreement expired last February, and Equity ceased issuing new Development contracts in June.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
Most wind advisories will expire by Thursday night.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Most expire at the end of the year, and if that happens, tax rates would revert to pre-2017 levels that would raise many taxes.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2025
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Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The previous agreement expired last February, and Equity ceased issuing new Development contracts in June.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
Most wind advisories will expire by Thursday night.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Most expire at the end of the year, and if that happens, tax rates would revert to pre-2017 levels that would raise many taxes.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expire
Verb
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Details: The parade begins at 6pm on Monday, March 17 at 6th and Nicollet and ends at 12th and Nicollet.—
Nick Halter,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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All six of his title fights under the WSOF banner ended by knockout.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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During this exercise, exhale on the twist so your core contracts with greater intensity.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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In Amato’s lab, a graduate student may exhale germs into a test tube.—
Carl Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Jason died Thursday in his West Hollywood home after a long battle with cancer, a family representative told The Hollywood Reporter.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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But suicide is a major public health crisis — according to the CDC, 49,000 people died by suicide in 2022, which is about one death every 11 minutes — and antidepressants can be lifesaving.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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At around the same time, a Red Cross convoy carrying several dozen released Palestinian prisoners left Israel's Ofer prison.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Palestinian prisoners released by Israel arrive on a bus at the European Hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The turmoil that enveloped the federal workforce over the last few days is unlikely to cease anytime soon as the U.S. government’s human resources agency considers how to fulfill Elon Musk ’s demands.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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The news many in the film sector feared over the weekend is coming to pass as Technicolor has made the majority of its UK workforce redundant and the majority of its activities have ceased.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2025
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The search for a missing fisherman who fell overboard during a fishing competition on Sunday has been suspended, Australian police say.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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By electing Benitez, the cardinals have unwittingly appointed a leader who falls outside traditional binaries, thus bringing a new perspective into the Vatican.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Also, the Cane Toad emits a toxin that irritates skin and eyes.—
Alan Clemons,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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While scanning the ground near a small tree, the metal detector emitted a distinctive sound.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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Outside of suicide, the only way for a terminally ill person in Ohio to hasten their own death is to refuse life-prolonging treatments or to stop eating and drinking.—
Tim Botos,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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My advice to Democratic voters is to stop your whining about everything and save your complaints for the midterm election.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Expire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expire. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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