predeceasing

verb

Definition of predeceasingnext
present participle of predecease
as in departing

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  1. departing
  2. dying
  3. ending
  4. exiting
  5. expiring
Verb
  • The House passed the bill last December in a bipartisan vote, and departing Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers is pressing the Senate to take it up, viewing PBM reform as a legacy health care item.
    Peter Sullivan, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Election Night Live with Brian Williams will mark Williams’ first major appearance since departing MSNBC and NBC News at the end of 2021.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of departing
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  • 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
  • Every year, children around the world are dying or suffering long-term health consequences from breathing polluted ambient and indoor air.
    Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of dying
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  • Suddenly, after months of sameness, way-out Pluto makes a move, ending its latest retrograde and turning direct!
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Rich, velvety and savory palate, waxy notes, and oak tannins ending on a finish that lasts forever.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of ending
Verb
  • These firms all require partner banks to provide access to the banking system, and banks are exiting the business of partner banking.
    Gene A. Grant II, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • John Amos, who rose to fame as the father on Good Times before abruptly exiting the sitcom after three seasons, has died.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of exiting
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  • Meanwhile, investors are bracing for 2024 election results, which will impact trillions in expiring tax cuts after 2025, among other economic policies.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
  • One of the matters on the agenda was whether six board members whose terms were expiring, including Thompson, would keep their positions.
    Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of expiring
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