stillborn
adjective
still·born
ˈstil-ˈbȯrn 
1
: dead at birth
2
: failing from the start : abortive, unsuccessful
a stillborn venture
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Chander-Scott was eventually freed after an autopsy determined that the fetus was nonviable and stillborn.
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Investigators learned the baby was stillborn in Dallas on May 3, and Golden Gate Funeral Home had conducted the funeral service on May 17.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2025
The presumably stillborn third sister of Hope and Faith?
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 2 May 2025
Tempe will pay a woman $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit after the woman’s child was stillborn following a 2024 car crash in which a Tempe police officer ran a red light and hit the woman’s vehicle.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 4 July 2025
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Investigators learned the baby was stillborn in Dallas on May 3, and Golden Gate Funeral Home had conducted the funeral service on May 17.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2025
The presumably stillborn third sister of Hope and Faith?
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 2 May 2025
Tempe will pay a woman $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit after the woman’s child was stillborn following a 2024 car crash in which a Tempe police officer ran a red light and hit the woman’s vehicle.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 4 July 2025
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“Stillborn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stillborn. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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stillborn
adjective
still·born
-ˈbȯ(ə)rn
: dead at birth
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