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as in extinct
no longer existing
a stack of brochures and a few faded placards are all that remain of the defunct organization
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as in fallen
no longer living
a defunct species that we know only through fossil remains
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Recent Examples of defunct
Previously, White Sox games were televised on the now defunct NBC SportsNet Chicago.
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Brad Adgate, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
In Georgia she got involved with a legendary, now defunct community health food store, Life’s Essentials, and several schools that promoted racial pride, good health, and collaboration.
—Cynthia R. Greenlee, Bon Appétit, 28 Feb. 2025
According to the agency’s now defunct website, USAID has provided Ukraine with a total of $37.6 billion in humanitarian aid, development assistance and direct budget support since the full-scale war began.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Separately, there's good news for those who had crypto at the now defunct FTX crypto exchange.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
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Brad Adgate, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
In Georgia she got involved with a legendary, now defunct community health food store, Life’s Essentials, and several schools that promoted racial pride, good health, and collaboration.
—Cynthia R. Greenlee, Bon Appétit, 28 Feb. 2025
According to the agency’s now defunct website, USAID has provided Ukraine with a total of $37.6 billion in humanitarian aid, development assistance and direct budget support since the full-scale war began.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
Separately, there's good news for those who had crypto at the now defunct FTX crypto exchange.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defunct
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In 1954, Kritsky said, all of Brood XI went extinct.—
Mary Carole McCauley,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2025
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Overall, the extinct species showed far less diversity than the modern ones.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article A woman was found dead after a Waukegan house just after midnight Friday, the second blaze this month where firefighters were hampered by hoarding conditions inside the home.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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The French Connection star, 95, and his classical pianist wife, 65 — who opted to live a quiet life in New Mexico away from the spotlight — were found dead at their property in Santa Fe Summit on Wednesday, Feb. 26.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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The officers eventually issue Holloway a citation for his expired registration, but not for running the stop sign.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Because of the shrinking availability of less painful lethal injection drugs, some states have simply taken their chances with expired drugs, or even reverted to more brutal forms of execution.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
18 Dec. 2024
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One sister’s mother is deceased, the other lives in Savannah with little contact with her daughter.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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If the bird is deceased, wear gloves to handle and bury them in your yard.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
17 Mar. 2025
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So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.—
Maya Richard-Craven,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The original pioneers were mostly busy making non-hyperpop or gone: SOPHIE tragically died in 2021; 100 gecs spent years toiling to make their zany stadium-rock second album.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
3 Oct. 2024
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“Defunct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defunct. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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