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as in died
to stop living
12 people perished in the plane crash
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as in disintegrated
chiefly British
to go through decomposition
after being left out in the summer heat, the milk perished and had to be thrown out
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Recent Examples of perished
Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Sadly, none of her citrus survived, and many of her cattle perished.
—Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Dignitaries and longtime residents gathered under gray skies at the memorial to Katrina’s victims in a New Orleans cemetery where dozens who perished in the storm but were never identified or claimed are interred.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Hurricane Katrina survivor Robert Green displays a photo of his mother Joyce, who perished in the floodwaters, inside his faltering Lower Ninth Ward home on August 11, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
An estimated 47 species have perished while being considered for a listing, as they were still exposed to the threats that helped reduce their populations in the first place, according to an analysis by the High Country News.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
So far, archaeologists have uncovered two-thirds of Pompeii and found the remains of about 1,300 people — a number that doesn’t include those who perished beyond the center of town.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
More than 2,700 of the victims perished in the fiery collapse of the trade center’s twin towers, and about 40% of those victims haven’t had any remains identified.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Cline never released a duet or other collaboration, and the new album features nine, including one with Cowboy Copas, who perished in the plane crash with Cline (along with fellow Opry star Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cline’s manager, Randy Hughes).
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
While the original pieces perished in a fire at Rohwer after the war, the replicas remain to give evidence of this student project that developed under her supervision.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Sadly, none of her citrus survived, and many of her cattle perished.
—Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Dignitaries and longtime residents gathered under gray skies at the memorial to Katrina’s victims in a New Orleans cemetery where dozens who perished in the storm but were never identified or claimed are interred.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Hurricane Katrina survivor Robert Green displays a photo of his mother Joyce, who perished in the floodwaters, inside his faltering Lower Ninth Ward home on August 11, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
An estimated 47 species have perished while being considered for a listing, as they were still exposed to the threats that helped reduce their populations in the first place, according to an analysis by the High Country News.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
So far, archaeologists have uncovered two-thirds of Pompeii and found the remains of about 1,300 people — a number that doesn’t include those who perished beyond the center of town.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
More than 2,700 of the victims perished in the fiery collapse of the trade center’s twin towers, and about 40% of those victims haven’t had any remains identified.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Cline never released a duet or other collaboration, and the new album features nine, including one with Cowboy Copas, who perished in the plane crash with Cline (along with fellow Opry star Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cline’s manager, Randy Hughes).
—Nancy Kruh, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perished
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North’s longtime wife, Betsy, died late last November, soon after their 56th wedding anniversary.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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A student who authorities say opened fire at his Colorado high school, wounding two classmates and then turning the gun on himself, has died, according to the local sheriff's office.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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These plans disintegrated in the wake of the October 7 Hamas attacks on southern Israel, which killed 1,200 people and resulted in the taking of 251 hostages.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Before flight 10, Starship's most recent demonstration came on May 27, when the spacecraft spun out of control roughly halfway through its flight and disintegrated in a fireball.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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When a mother tree is felled, the survival rate of many of its seedlings may be drastically reduced, a process not unlike the reciprocal feedback loop of Yggdrasill, whose deterioration in response to discord in the nine realms spells cosmic collapse.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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There are also beautifully observed moments toward the end with Dorotea and Riccardo; and a moving reckoning with death when Mariano’s favorite horse, a stallion named Elvis, is felled by illness and the president refuses to end his suffering by having the animal put to sleep.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The wooden floor has rotted through, and only a few flimsy stairs remain attached to telephone poles, which once propped up the tower.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Our brains are irrevocably rotted.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Woolf's remains were found unclothed and partially decomposed near the San Joaquin trailhead in Tucson in December 2024.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The body had decomposed, but the uniform the person was wearing and other equipment was well-preserved, L’Adige reported.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Under captain Eric Brown, the GB&I team was even instructed not to help opponents search for lost balls.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The show is set in a boarding house in 1911, where a man arrives in search of his lost wife.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Iran’s model decayed even in places where Israel and the United States had not attacked for some time.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Within the next 18 days, the new short July 25 90/115 strangle would be worth only 46 cents, also having decayed by more than 80% of the value when the trade was initiated, at which point a trader could have rolled the short strangle yet again.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Perished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perished. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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