Synonyms for expire
ɪkˈspaɪərex·pire

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1. expireverb

   to exhale; to breathe (out).

   Antonyms:
   inspire

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1. expire

   Die, to go out of life, become destitute of vital power and action, is figuratively applied to anything which has the appearance of life.

   Where the dying night-lamp flickers.

   Tennyson Locksley Hall st. 40.

   An echo, a strain of music, a tempest, a topic, an issue, dies. Expire (literally, to breathe out) is a softer word for die; it is used figuratively of things that cease to exist by reaching a natural limit; as, a lease expires; the time has expired. To perish (literally, in Latin, to go through, as in English we say, "the fire goes out") is oftenest used of death by privation or exposure; as, "I perish with hunger," Luke xv, 17; sometimes, of death by violence. Knowledge and fame, art and empires, may be said to perish; the word denotes utter destruction and decay.

   Synonyms:
   cease, decease, decline, depart, die, fade, perish, wither

   Antonyms:
   be born, be immortal, begin, come into being, come to life, exist, flourish, grow, live, rise again, rise from the dead, survive

   Preposition:
   To die of fever; by violence; rarely, with the sword, famine, etc. (Ezek. vii, 15); to die for one's country; to die at sea; in one's bed; in agony; die to the world.

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1. run out, expireverb

   lose validity

   "My passports expired last month"

   Synonyms:
   go, beetle off, conk out, choke, breathe out, bolt, croak, exit, perish, snuff it, pass away, cash in one's chips, run off, poop out, conk, bolt out, run down, drop dead, run out, drain, fail, peter out, die, pop off, buy the farm, give out, give-up the ghost, pass, kick the bucket, spill, decease, exhale

2. die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff itverb

   pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

   "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

   Synonyms:
   fall, function, come about, perish, murmur, give way, elapse, hold out, pass out, run, go past, lead, top, give out, put across, go by, devolve, conk out, operate, cronk, travel, occur, last, die, scrag, fade, go away, excrete, reach, go, move, spend, rifle, slide by, asphyxiate, foul, breathe out, turn over, run low, die out, plump, legislate, happen, egest, fret, authorise, exceed, fleet, pass away, get out, drop dead, overstep, endure, give, draw, make it, congest, blend in, run short, pop off, get going, locomote, back up, choke off, make pass, suffocate, grumble, slip away, authorize, live, return, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, blend, go out, fail, fall out, hap, slip by, go on, sink, eliminate, lapse, belong, mutter, clog, pass off, give-up the ghost, go bad, become flat, survive, blow over, get, take place, gag, snuff it, overhaul, throttle, become, go through, evanesce, live on, communicate, hand, croak, clog up, run out, choke, swoon, fit, go across, sound, overtake, transcend, glide by, gnarl, exhale, extend, start, depart, decease, faint, stifle, pall, pass, proceed, break down, clear, exit, conk, stall, travel by, buy the farm, hold up, pass along, break, go along, surpass, guide, pass by, leave, strangle, work, pass on

3. exhale, expire, breathe outverb

   expel air

   "Exhale when you lift the weight"

   Synonyms:
   go, perish, breathe out, conk, croak, pass away, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, give-up the ghost, emanate, drop dead, run out, exit, die, pop off, buy the farm, give forth, choke, pass, snuff it, decease, exhale

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1. expireverb

   Synonyms:
   breathe out, emit from the lungs

2. expireverb

   Synonyms:
   DIE, decease, draw the last breath

3. expireverb

   Synonyms:
   end, terminate, cease, conclude, come to an end

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1. List of paraphrases for "expire":

   expiry, expiration, expires, exhale, lapse, end

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1. Gene Hamilton:

   Sean Spicer and Russ Vought are American patriots who were appointed to positions on the Board of Visitors at the United States Naval Academy because of their ability to contribute to the Board with their unique skills and tremendous experiences, president Biden’s threatened dismissal of them before their terms expire–from the purely advisory Board of Visitors, an entity that exercises no executive power whatsoever–violates the law. Our clients have every right to serve every single day remaining in their terms. But even if the Biden Administration prevails in its arguments, President Biden has perhaps unwittingly created a precedent that will be followed by all future administrations.

2. Dan Holler:

   We feel that it's a huge win that the charter's going to expire, now we need to make sure that Republican leadership in both the House and the Senate don't snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

3. Emeasoba George:

   Whether you are rich or not presently, someday it will not matter anymore. Yes! someday there will be no more sunrises, no more minutes, hours or days. All the things you have acquired over the years, whether treasured or forgotten will be transfered to someone else. Oh! yes, your wealth, fame, intelligence and power will be irrelevant someday. That is to say, someday it will no longer matter what you own or what you are owed. Even, your grudges, resentments, jealousies, frustrations, failures and challenges will finally disappear. Moreover, your hopes, ambitions, dreams, aspirations, plans and your intensions will expire. As well, your successes, wins and achievements that matter so much to you will equally fade away. I mean, you won't regard any of them anymore. In other words, you will sooner or later lose interest in all of the above in toto, the very moment you become old and eventually die someday. However, I think that's worth meditating on individually, isn't it? ~Emeasoba George

4. Victor Shum:

   When contracts expire there is more uncertainty and volatility associated with oil. For investors speculating, directionally WTI seems to be facing more pressure heading down. Brent will move upwards.

5. Thomas Paine:

   I fear not, I see not reason for fear. In the end we will be the victors. For though at times the flame of liberty may cease to shine, the ember will never expire.