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as in died
to stop living
12 people perished in the plane crash
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as in disintegrated
chiefly British
to go through decomposition
after being left out in the summer heat, the milk perished and had to be thrown out
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Recent Examples of perished
Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Most of the animals that perished were small birds, according to officials.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Jan. 2025
All but two of the 181 people on board perished in the crash, which became the deadliest air accident in South Korea’s history.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Levy estimated that no more than 150 lives were lost, while others thought as many as 200 may have perished in the flames or by drowning.
—arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
While Dowd perished under mysterious circumstances, Annie Mae persevered with just a grade-school education, pushing her three children to succeed, with Johnson’s mother and uncle earning advanced degrees from historically Black universities.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Charles also paid his respect to World War II troops who perished on the beaches of northern France as well as the few remaining veterans, many of them centenarians, who attended the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy in June.
—Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 25 Dec. 2024
Previous studies of these bones proposed that the inhabitants perished in a house fire.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
The people who lived here over 5,600 years ago ate mostly plants, farmed, and some may have perished in an accidental fire.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
Of the 181 people onboard, 179 perished.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Most of the animals that perished were small birds, according to officials.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Jan. 2025
All but two of the 181 people on board perished in the crash, which became the deadliest air accident in South Korea’s history.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Levy estimated that no more than 150 lives were lost, while others thought as many as 200 may have perished in the flames or by drowning.
—arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
While Dowd perished under mysterious circumstances, Annie Mae persevered with just a grade-school education, pushing her three children to succeed, with Johnson’s mother and uncle earning advanced degrees from historically Black universities.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Charles also paid his respect to World War II troops who perished on the beaches of northern France as well as the few remaining veterans, many of them centenarians, who attended the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy in June.
—Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 25 Dec. 2024
Previous studies of these bones proposed that the inhabitants perished in a house fire.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
The people who lived here over 5,600 years ago ate mostly plants, farmed, and some may have perished in an accidental fire.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perished
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These spirits not only provide a thoughtful toast to the departed but also serve as a reminder of Mexico’s deep traditions and reverence for the past.—
Rachel King,
Forbes,
1 Nov. 2024
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Joining the core trio of Corgan, Iha and Chamberlin were bassist Jack Bates and guitarist Kiki Wong, who famously won the post from the departed Jeff Schroeder after a public casting call of more than 10,000.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
30 July 2024
Verb
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Michael Brewer, one-half of Brewer & Shipley, has died.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is requesting help finding the relatives of a man who died this week.—
Erin Couch,
The Enquirer,
24 Dec. 2024
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The coins were apparently stored in a leather pouch, which had disintegrated over time, and concealed within or behind a kitchen wall, according to the Jerusalem Post.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2025
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Roberto Mancini did make up with Carlos Tevez (or, at least, was willing to tolerate him) after their relationship at Manchester City appeared to have disintegrated.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
29 Dec. 2024
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Monroe, who was pronounced dead at a hospital, was the target, but two children were also felled by gunfire.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2025
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The rebuilding took 1,200 oak trees felled from forests across France to replace the framework of the roof and 1,000 construction workers.—
Riley Hoffman,
ABC News,
7 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Rose found a loophole in the state’s policy barring the change of gender markers by declaring a lost license.—
Trans Formations Project,
Them,
17 Jan. 2025
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But Mason and his team honored the sense of lost innocence, the aesthetic attention to darkly psychedelic absurdism, and the adulation for a good Michel Gondry film that lit Malcolm’s brain up.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Panda haters often argue that the billions of dollars that are spent to prevent them from going extinct would be better allocated to saving more adaptable species.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
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Colossal aims to revive the woolly mammoth species, which mainly went extinct 10,000 years ago (though some populations remained until 4,000 years ago), by creating a woolly mammoth calf that an elephant mother will then give birth to.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Their mother was found dead, with Hamit off the property at the time of her fall.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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Deputies arrested a man on suspicion of homicide after his 97-year-old grandmother was found dead inside her garage Friday evening in Arden Arcade, Sacramento County sheriff’s officials said.—
Michael McGough,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Perished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perished. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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