1
as in to end
to come to an end
speakers will not be allowed to continue after their allotted time has expired
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2
as in to exhale
to let or force out of the lungs
he vows to hold on to that belief until he expires his last breath
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3
as in to die
to stop living
made one last visit to his homeland and expired not long afterwards
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4
as in to release
archaic
to throw or give off
linden trees expiring their rich perfume
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Recent Examples of expire
Her term expired in 2024, but she was renominated by former President Joe Biden.
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Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 9 May 2025
That’s why about half of apartment renters in large urban markets usually move when their leases expire.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 9 May 2025
The Microsoft co-founder also called out abruptness of the DOGE cuts, which caused life-saving food and medicines to expire in warehouses, and could cause the resurgence of diseases such as measles and polio.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 8 May 2025
For example, Barron says the listing may have expired, and the owner is delisting and then relisting wth a new agent/firm.
—Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 9 May 2025
That’s why about half of apartment renters in large urban markets usually move when their leases expire.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 9 May 2025
The Microsoft co-founder also called out abruptness of the DOGE cuts, which caused life-saving food and medicines to expire in warehouses, and could cause the resurgence of diseases such as measles and polio.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 8 May 2025
For example, Barron says the listing may have expired, and the owner is delisting and then relisting wth a new agent/firm.
—Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expire
Verb
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The game ended on a sacrifice fly at 1:17 a.m. Arkansas will throw junior right-hander Gage Wood against LSU junior right-hander Anthony Eyanson.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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Veteran outfielder Mark Canha made a sliding grab in foul territory, a play that ended the Boston half of the third.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2025
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That involves inhaling through your nose while counting to four, holding your breath on a count of four, and then exhaling for the same amount.—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
8 May 2025
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Try a six-second nose inhale, hold for seven and exhale for eight.—
Jamie Griffith,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Verb
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About 1,600 people get sick and 260 die each year from listeriosis, according to the CDC.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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In the early morning on May 25, Grayson died by suicide.—
Mac Engel
May 16,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2025
Verb
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By the time Popeyes released its sandwich, chicken consumption outstripped that of beef.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
10 May 2025
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This practice involves buzzing next to flowers whose pollen is only released when there is a powerful air current next to their anthers so that pollen can be released to the adjacent female stigmas, facilitating pollination.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
10 May 2025
Verb
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But without a new agreement, it would be forced to cease operations and lay off 58 workers at the Vacaville site.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2025
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Ryan Furniture in Havre de Grace will cease operations after doing business over 75 years.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
6 May 2025
Verb
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Still, after being widely projected as a Day 2 talent, Webb fell undrafted in April.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 May 2025
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Without employer pensions or consistent guidance, more of the retirement burden falls squarely on individuals.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
Verb
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The amount varies based on how local power is generated, whether using coal or natural gas, which emit carbon pollution, versus renewable resources like wind or solar, which do not.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Thus, in our hypothetical still image of this speeding cube, the far corner photon was emitted earlier than the near corner photon as expected — except when the cube was in a different position.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
14 May 2025
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One day, a man named Harold McPherson stopped to answer her, and not long after, the two married.—
Dorothy Fortenberry,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2025
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Chemotherapy Chemotherapy agents, most commonly docetaxel, may be used when hormone treatments stop working and a person has metastatic CRPC.—
Matthew Wosnitzer,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
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“Expire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expire. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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