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Such statements are rare, as the Guards routinely avoid going public with news about the demise of one of their commanders.

Were they innocent victims or did they conduct themselves in a manner that would naturally lead to their demise?

It was sad that my first visit to Court Green, which Sylvia had described so enthusiastically, should be after her demise.

In the film, Turner begins to think about how his work will be seen after his demise.

Ok, so the threatened demise of a social media presence might be a bit of a stretch, but you get the point.

At his demise, he was succeeded by Philip A. Bell, who continues to keep one of the leading offices in the city.

The bill did not proceed beyond this stage of its progress, in consequence of the demise of the crown.

These events were supposed to foreshadow the speedy demise of the Peel administration.

His father lamented her demise for about a year, and then married again, several children being the result of this second union.

Egerton advised him that the demise was disadvantageous, but that it might be hard to terminate it without Browne's concurrence.

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On this page you'll find 57 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to demise, such as: collapse, departure, dissolution, downfall, extinction, and failure.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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