stillborn

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Recent Examples of stillborn What's New The orca that made headlines in 2018 for carrying her stillborn calf for 17 days off the coast of Washington and British Columbia has given birth to a new baby, according to Michael Weiss, research director of the Center for Whale Research (CWR). Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024 Decades later, she’s arrested for murder, despite claiming the baby was stillborn. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025 Then, in February 2022, an Arkansas woman gave birth to a stillborn baby boy named Lux, according to officials. Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025 Lampi paid $1,550 and traded five human skulls for Lux, the stillborn baby boy that was stolen from an Arkansas mortuary, the indictment says. Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stillborn
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Adjective
  • The Skelton boys — Andrew, 9, Alexander, 7, and Tanner, 5 — were legally declared deceased by a Lenawee County judge on Wednesday, March 5, the Associated Press reported.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Synopsis: Pierre, a young man who lives in Paris with his father, travels to his native Tunisia in search of his early childhood and distant memories, including that of his long-since- deceased mother.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The new was confirmed by Dr. Archer, then Pascal took Monica’s hand and broke down next to her lifeless body.
    Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Parcell's lifeless body was found inside her home with over 30 stab wounds, including to her jugular and carotid arteries, according to prosecutors.
    Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Israeli officials said the U.S. proposal focused on releasing five living hostages and returning the bodies of nine dead hostages in exchange for extending the ceasefire until after Ramadan and Passover, which end on April 20.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The official said the group accepted a proposal from mediators to release Alexander and the bodies of four dead dual national hostages as an exception.
    Ibrahim Dahman, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Previously, White Sox games were televised on the now defunct NBC SportsNet Chicago.
    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
Adjective
  • Xiaomi has been making affordable tablets that perform great for a while, and its latest tablets, the Xiaomi Pad 7 series, are the company's best slates yet.
    Ben Sin, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • But was that context enough to justify devoting an entire episode — even a relatively compact 38-minute one — to it, this late in a season where the characters the audience is most invested in have now been in limbo for multiple chapters in a row?
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But with Harden, Norman Powell and Ivica Zubac taking the majority of the shots instead of the departed Paul George and a rehabilitating Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers score 45.9 percent of their points in the paint (fifth in NBA).
    Law Murray, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
  • These spirits not only provide a thoughtful toast to the departed but also serve as a reminder of Mexico’s deep traditions and reverence for the past.
    Rachel King, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • But a somewhat moribund 2024 and the likelihood of a much more volatile year to come has ended that ambition for the time being.
    Cathrin Schaer, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Torres was brought aboard to lead off and hopefully kickstart a relatively moribund offense.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025

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“Stillborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stillborn. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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