as in defunct
no longer existing
a wildlife organization dedicated to ensuring that the giant panda not be added to the list of expired species
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as in ended
to come to an end
speakers will not be allowed to continue after their allotted time has expired
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as in exhaled
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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as in died
to stop living
made one last visit to his homeland and expired not long afterwards
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as in released
archaic
to throw or give off
linden trees expiring their rich perfume
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Recent Examples of expired
Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
But while your face gets the royal treatment, does the rest of your skin survive on occasional slaps of expired lotion?
—Erin Bunch, SELF, 5 Feb. 2025
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2025
Only one of Toronto’s three goals came with a man advantage, but the other was power-play influenced, coming just one second after a penalty expired.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Unlawful display of registration tab: At 5 p.m., deputies stopped a motorist at Lawrence Expressway and Prospect Road for expired registration.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
But while your face gets the royal treatment, does the rest of your skin survive on occasional slaps of expired lotion?
—Erin Bunch, SELF, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
The contract between the retail giant and the drone delivery company has expired, both companies confirmed.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2025
Only one of Toronto’s three goals came with a man advantage, but the other was power-play influenced, coming just one second after a penalty expired.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expired
Adjective
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The song was inspired by both a defunct Minneapolis bar as well as the birth of Wilson’s daughter.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2025
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The data hoarders collect zines, manuals, family photos, old television shows, and defunct websites—just about everything digital or digitizable at risk of disappearance.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The coach’s assessment might sound surprising considering Smith’s last pass Sunday was an interception that ended the game.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Starbucks said Workers United prematurely ended discussions this week.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Judy Belushi-Pisano, 73, died July 5.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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After a lifetime of making people laugh, Newhart died on July 18 at his home in Los Angeles.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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New episodes will be released weekly and available to stream on Hulu.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
8 Jan. 2025
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In the National Academies' most recent decadal survey released in 2022, a panel of researchers recommended NASA continue with the MSR program but stated the program's cost should not undermine other planetary science missions.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
8 Jan. 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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In 1954, Kritsky said, all of Brood XI went extinct.—
Mary Carole McCauley,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Mining operations ceased, and only small crews remained to clean up the old dumps.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Some time after this, the vessel's operations ceased due to sinking or stranding on a beach, leading to its abandonment.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
25 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The United States historically has expelled the majority of migrants without legal status to Mexico and other Central American countries.—
Mennatalla Ibrahim,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Dec. 2024
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Then there is the business of riddling—slowly turning the bottle at a precise angle over time to nudge the dead yeast into the bottle neck to be expelled (this in itself is yet another process, not to mention the addition of a final dosage).—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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In the early frames, the Sox were felled by the same issues that cost them so many games the year before: too many errors, unearned runs, and men left on base.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
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Here are three common leadership pitfalls that Musk's rise calls to mind and which have felled countless leaders and mass movements through history.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Expired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expired. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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