expiries

noun

plural of expiry
1
as in demises
the act of ceasing to exist the expiry of a great empire is always a cataclysmic event

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2
as in deaths
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities once upon expiry, her soul entered the abode of the blessed dead

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Recent Examples of expiries AstraZeneca’s most significant patent expiries are expected later, around 2031 to 2033. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expiries
  1. demises
  2. deaths
  3. expirations
  4. fates
  5. terminations
  6. passings
  7. dissolutions
Noun
  • SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company Musk founded in 2002, has endured a few more fiery demises of the mammoth Starship rocket since that explosive debut.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
Definition of demises
Noun
  • In all three cases, authorities have appeared to suggest their deaths were accidental.
    — Ryan Young, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Nepal’s disaster agency said the death toll had climbed to 734 with 2,498 people missing, while Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths and 546 missing, including over a hundred Nepalis and people from over a dozen countries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of deaths
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  • The results are a setback as GSK speeds ​development of new medicines and targets new assets to strengthen its ​late-stage pipeline and manage losses from patent expirations expected from 2028 onwards.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 17 July 2026
  • Funding conditions also are stabilizing and large pharmaceutical companies are approaching a wave of patent expirations that will likely force them to acquire new drugs and technologies, which could also boost stock values.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Definition of expirations
Noun
  • Similarly, for the protagonist of Conrad’s story, Captain Whalley, the true life is the life of ships, and changes of fates onshore seem only laterally relevant, near unreal.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Next came an exhibition around a creepy Howdy Doody-ish figure that met countless violent fates while being cast about mechanistically on chains in 2016.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of fates
Noun
  • Now, because of the Supreme Court’s June decision, judges will likely act in the coming weeks to allow the Administration to carry on with its terminations.
    — Dara Lind, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Some of the terminations have been reversed by courts, but the fights continue on a grant-by-grant basis.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of terminations
Noun
  • What stood out most, however, was just how emotional the event was, particularly considering the many recent passings of some of our most beloved film and TV luminaries.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
  • When annual results are compiled each January, winners tend to be amateur grim reapers who predicted a mix of shocking young deaths and the passings of anyone over 90.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of passings
Noun
  • Moms for Liberty’s influence has been on a long decline in its home state as the organization faced a wave of resignations, chapter dissolutions and scandals among Moms for Liberty leadership.
    — Trinity Webster-Bass, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • The trailer teased screaming matches, tears, accusations of betrayal and clear dissolutions of multiple relationships — both romantic and platonic.
    — Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 27 May 2026
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“Expiries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiries. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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