predeceased

verb

past tense of predecease
as in deceased

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  1. deceased
  2. departed
  3. died
  4. perished
  5. parted
  6. ended
  7. passed away
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  • The Sheriff’s Office has identified the deceased as bus driver Kelly Margaret Langstaff and passengers Cassandra Moreno, John Perry, Oscar Carrillo and Trena Cain.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Responding officers found Baratto deceased with stab wounds and arrested Harrington.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of deceased
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  • The defendant and others are said to have used a yacht that departed from the German port of Rostock.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Unfortunately, this future focus dwindled and largely disappeared in the following decades as key leaders departed Congress, and their successors pursued other interests.
    — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of departed
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  • In the town of Chhatak, also in the Sylhet region, the daughter of 30-year-old carpenter Humayun Rashid died unvaccinated in June aged nine months.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Four people died and dozens more were injured after a fire broke out at a Canadian military base in Alberta on Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday afternoon.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of died
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  • In some ski communities, such as Winter Park, entire mountainsides of trees perished, dramatically altering the landscape.
    — Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Thanks to their efforts, only one car, two Vespas and a motorcycle perished in this flood, Navarrete said.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of perished
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  • Next to her, Deary sported the quintessential Gen Z slicked-back ponytail, parted in the middle and bristle-brushed back from the sides of her head.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • For the shoot, Chastain swapped her signature red hair for soft blonde waves parted at the center.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of parted
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  • Both were on full display on Sunday during, and then after, the Jets' victory over the Cleveland Browns that ended a three-game losing skid for the Jets and ended a three-game win streak for the Browns.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The rising 200-day at $139 sits just above it, and that's where buyers ended the selloff after the August breakout failed.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of ended
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  • The reveal comes a little more than a month after the famed costume designer passed away at 87.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In a news conference Friday, the leader of FIEL Houston, Cesar Espinosa, said the daughter had identified the man in the photo as his father, José Hector Jimenez Mendoza, who passed away almost a decade ago while trying to enter the United States.
    — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of passed away
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