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as in demise
the act of ceasing to exist
directed that upon her expiration her splendid Italian-style villa be given to the public as a museum
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as in cessation
the stopping of a process or activity
with the expiration of all brain activity there was no point in keeping the patient alive
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as in death
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
the cancer patient passed away sometime during the night, the exact moment of her expiration not being known
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Recent Examples of expiration
At the expiration of that period, ordinary federal and state laws and regulations will again apply in the location.
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Tom W Bell, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2025
Speaking with the Star-Telegram on Wednesday about the fallout of the contract expiration, Jonathan Gruber, a healthcare economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said the situation serves as an example of why the government should regulate prices in the healthcare industry.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2025
The transition is expected to coincide with the expiration of Musk's special government employee status, which temporarily exempts him from some ethics rules.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The maximum risk is $496 if GOOGL is below $160 at expiration.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
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Tom W Bell, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2025
Speaking with the Star-Telegram on Wednesday about the fallout of the contract expiration, Jonathan Gruber, a healthcare economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said the situation serves as an example of why the government should regulate prices in the healthcare industry.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2025
The transition is expected to coincide with the expiration of Musk's special government employee status, which temporarily exempts him from some ethics rules.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The maximum risk is $496 if GOOGL is below $160 at expiration.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expiration
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Prior to the start of the Final Four, the negative storylines were well in place that the demise of March Madness was here during the NIL era of college basketball.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Sarah’s demise happens early on in the film, but her presence is still peppered throughout via flashbacks, momentary flashes mid-scene and photographic reminders.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2025
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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Cuts to smoking prevention and cessation programs, for example, don’t square with the aim of decreasing rates of chronic disease.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Any deal that eases sanctions or normalizes Russia's global standing should come with an end to weapons transfers to Iran and Syria and a cessation of military cooperation that enhances Iran's nuclear and missile programs.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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The drama stars June Squibb as a 90-year-old woman from Florida who moves to New York City after the death of her best friend and strikes up an unlikely friendship with a 19-year-old.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Jury selection for Karen Read's retrial on murder and other charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe, resumes Thursday with just one more seat to fill.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The controversial agreement between IRS and Homeland Security is among a number of moves roiling the tax collecting agency, which has begun laying off thousands of workers as the Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, pushes mass terminations across the federal government.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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The terminations come as President Donald Trump’s administration has increasingly cracked down on international students around the country and the state.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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As previously reported, the actor is set to reprise his role on the offshoot, and this bit of info from Harvey, tying Hardman to Ted’s Big Bad, certainly helps piece together the why and how, as does, possibly, the episode’s ending.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
13 Apr. 2025
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Drake was also accused of refusing to identify a person who rewrote the ending of the film, and who was not a guild member.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2025
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Their first trial ended in a mistrial, when jurors couldn't agree on their fate.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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As the dust settles on season 1 of the series, the fate of Double K is still up in the air.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Both judges were also accused of undermining the public’s confidence in the judiciary through their comments to The Capital Gazette and other publications, including a Baltimore Banner column calling for the Orphans’ Court’s dissolution.—
Luke Parker,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Apr. 2025
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The beginnings of the dissolution of dialogue Until 1990, American politics and government was always a raucous and contentious how-do-you-do, but ultimately a cooperative venture to one degree or another.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The end of the parole program is part of Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration paths that allow people to temporarily come to the U.S. Republicans also criticized the parole program as an overreach and abuse of executive presidential power.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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While the million-token context window is impressive, OpenAI’s data suggests that model accuracy can decrease when processing information at the extreme end of that scale, indicating a need for testing and validation for specific long-context use cases.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Expiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiration. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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