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noun

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as in dying

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verb

present participle of perish
1
as in falling
to stop living 12 people perished in the plane crash

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2
as in rotting
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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  1. dying
  2. death
  3. falling
  4. decaying
  5. demise
  6. expiration
Verb
  • Within three years of leaving a state youth prison, four in 10 return to either the juvenile or adult prison system and those who don't return to prison face a higher likelihood of dying an early death.
    Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The body camera footage also showed that as Hill lay dying on the floor of the garage, none of the officers who responded to the incident immediately provided first aid.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of dying
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  • Another 27 people remain at large and charges have been dropped against 7 people due to their deaths.
    Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The Gonzales family has filed a civil suit against the city of Austin. Elizabeth Gonzales, the victim's mother, urged for more transparency in the investigation into her son’s death.
    Serena Lin, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of death
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  • Even in a more benign scenario, its researchers also see Israel’s gross domestic product per head — which in recent years overtook the United Kingdom’s — falling this year, as Israel’s population grows faster than the economy and living standards decline.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Though prices for Rolex sports watches keep falling, the smaller Rolex Day-Date has shot up in value—a full 57 percent in Auguest, according to the watch market tracker Everywatch.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of falling
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  • The abundance of decaying plants provided a rich source of sustenance for many fungi, which, in turn, increased their chances of encountering ants that were actively foraging in the same environment.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
  • To do that, both spacecraft rely on three radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) fueled by decaying plutonium-238.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of decaying
Noun
  • The ship’s demise has broken the hearts of a long line of men who could not save her.
    Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • England and Gage said this money changed the company’s outlook and led to its demise.
    Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of demise
Noun
  • The union announced the new Public Television Freelance Agreement Friday, hours after the current contract expiration, which could have led to a strike if the parties hadn’t been able to hammer out a new one in time.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Crypto options expiration could spark correction However, a large options expiry of $11.8 billion on December 27 could introduce volatility and affect price dynamics, according to BNC.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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