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end of life

[end-uhv lahyf] / ˈɛnd əv ˈlaɪf /
NOUN
curtains
Synonyms
STRONG
death exit extinction taps
WEAK
bitter end end of the line lights out
NOUN
dying day
Synonyms
WEAK
on one's deathbed
NOUN
extinction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annihilation destruction elimination obsolescence
STRONG
death
WEAK
no life thing of the past

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Humanists UK chief executive Andrew Copson said it was a "momentous vote of confidence for compassion, dignity, and choice at the end of life".

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Assisted dying has been legal since 2016 for people at the end of life.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

At the other end of life, components of air pollution seem to be "accelerating the process" of dementia, he says, by helping plaques of toxic proteins form inside the brain.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Near the end of life, Munger leaned on humor for strength.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Is death the end of life for those animals?

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson