expired

adjective

ex·pired ik-ˈspī(-ə)rd

ek-

Synonyms of expired next

formal : dead, deceased

—often used as a euphemistic or humorous alternative to dead

A shovel, bucket, trash bags, and gloves are also useful items for cleaning up expired wildlife.—

Jeffrey Price and Jeffrey Forrest

… I've exercised my maternal instincts on him, doing a far better job of keeping him alive than all those expired plants now in the great compost pile in the sky.—

Kerry Quinn

There, firmly lodged within the pipe and obstructing the flow of water, was a catfish. The expired creature was removed, brought on board, and mounted in the main passenger cabin for all to see.—

John Laurence Busch

: no longer valid : having exceeded its period of validity

expired licenses

an expired contract

… Mr. Adams uses homemade software to download online books with expired copyrights …—

Michael M. Phillips

: having passed its expiration date (see expiration date sense 2)

expired milk

expired drugs

… networks that now take us into the homes of people who treasure their expired tuna cans more than they do their children …—

Carina Chocano

: emitted as or in a person's breath : breathed out

… the person exhales into a container at regular intervals and technicians measure the amount of hydrogen in the expired air.—

Colleen Sauber

Examples of expired in a Sentence

a wildlife organization dedicated to ensuring that the giant panda not be added to the list of expired species

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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025 So is the time he was pulled over for an expired plate. —

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Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 10 Sep. 2024 Each Season Ingredients Don't accidentally cook with or eat expired ingredients. —

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