as in dead
no longer living
the kayaker's lifeless body was found just downstream of the rapids where he had capsized
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Recent Examples of lifeless
As a failing actress pushed into doing a topless scene for a movie, Kidman wears a choppy, lifeless brunette wig that is awful to look at for longer than five seconds at a time.
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Jihane Bousfiha, Vulture, 2 July 2025
The lifeless body of Marcus Freiberger was found March 19, floating naked in a south Phoenix rock quarry, after his family said he was reported missing in February.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 1 July 2025
Their bodies were found lifeless with plastic bags over their heads and evidence that their hands had been zip-tied near their father's truck.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 July 2025
What was once a quiet, natural landscape is now a stark, lifeless installation of metal and wire.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
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Jihane Bousfiha, Vulture, 2 July 2025
The lifeless body of Marcus Freiberger was found March 19, floating naked in a south Phoenix rock quarry, after his family said he was reported missing in February.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 1 July 2025
Their bodies were found lifeless with plastic bags over their heads and evidence that their hands had been zip-tied near their father's truck.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 July 2025
What was once a quiet, natural landscape is now a stark, lifeless installation of metal and wire.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifeless
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Within months, however, Carter’s financial backer Lord Carnarvon was dead from a mysterious illness.—
Justin Stebbing,
JSTOR Daily,
24 July 2025
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There has been a gradual normalization of ties between India and China in recent months after relations were deeply strained in June 2020, when a brutal hand-to-hand battle in the Galwan Valley left at least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers dead.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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Following the case of mistaken identity, the hunt for Decker continues, well over a month after his three girls were discovered deceased at 3:45 p.m. local time on June 2.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Chacon was transported by Johnson County Med-Act to a nearby hospital and was later pronounced deceased, police said.—
Laura Bauer
July 12,
Kansas City Star,
12 July 2025
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“Lifeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifeless. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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