as in death
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
in the event of the decease of the president, the vice president will immediately assume his duties
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as in to die
to stop living
no one knows what happened to the family fortune after the spinster deceased
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Recent Examples of decease
Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
Authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man found deceased in San Jose more than thirty-five years ago.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
The man had been pronounced deceased by medical personnel before Zeiner arrived, Zeiner said in a statement released to media.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
Crews began fighting the fire and then found three children, an adult and a dog deceased in the home, the fire department said in a statement.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors said both defendants routinely prepared death certificates for the deceased and filed them with the State of Colorado's Electronic Death Registry.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Diaz-Canel said that Havana has been cooperating with Washington in the wake of the incident, that the injured received medical care, and that the relatives of the deceased have been notified.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Upon arrival, troopers found Douglas Dietz deceased from an apparent gunshot wound.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Searchers located Kang deceased, the Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
—Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
Officers at that time, at least one officer, fired their weapon, and the suspect is deceased at this scene.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
Authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man found deceased in San Jose more than thirty-five years ago.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
The man had been pronounced deceased by medical personnel before Zeiner arrived, Zeiner said in a statement released to media.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
Crews began fighting the fire and then found three children, an adult and a dog deceased in the home, the fire department said in a statement.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors said both defendants routinely prepared death certificates for the deceased and filed them with the State of Colorado's Electronic Death Registry.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Diaz-Canel said that Havana has been cooperating with Washington in the wake of the incident, that the injured received medical care, and that the relatives of the deceased have been notified.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Upon arrival, troopers found Douglas Dietz deceased from an apparent gunshot wound.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Searchers located Kang deceased, the Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
—Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decease
Noun
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Aoun’s confirmation of their deaths comes after the agency earlier reported that the three were trapped beneath rubble.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Based on preliminary data from the CHP’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System, more than 110,000 crashes in 2025 resulted from unsafe speeds, leading to more than 400 deaths and injuring more than 68,000 people.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In 2019, Elisa Serna died at the Las Colinas women’s jail after a doctor and nurse left her alone after watching her collapse.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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That’s the year the Boston Marathon suffered a terrorist attack in which three people died and hundreds more were injured.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Since Gateway’s demise, Northrop has been positioning the HALO module as an option for a surface habitat, and Europe may also suggest that I-HAB be used on the surface as well.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps the owner’s unexpected absence was an indication that the rumors about my imminent demise were wrong and that things were not so certain.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Two people who perished in a fatal Bronx blaze didn’t stand a chance after their neighbors left a door open that allowed the fire to quickly spread, officials said Friday.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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More than two dozen sloths perished in a warehouse around two minutes from the Sloth World Orlando location between December 2024 and February 2025, the FWC said, as Fox35 reported.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The memory of the botched attempt against the Patriots definitely didn't help his cause, either, as the team decided his fate.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Riley sails on, prow forward, fighting to avoid the Imagination’s unceremonious fate, not quitting, not wishing to be retired, but battling time.—
Greg Cote
April 28,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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His portfolio fell 44% in the dot-com crash, and sustained a 40% loss in 2008.—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Lee then came up to the plate and fell behind in the count 1-2.—
Tony Gleason,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Decease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decease. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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