end of life
1 Americannoun
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the final stage of a person's life, when they are facing death due to old age or terminal disease.
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the final stage of usefulness of a thing, when it can no longer be repaired or supported and must be discarded or recycled.
adjective
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of, in, or relating to the final stage of a person's life, when they are facing death due to old age or terminal disease.
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of, in, or relating to the final stage of usefulness of a thing, when it can no longer be repaired or supported and must be discarded or recycled.
Example Sentences
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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
Assisted dying has been legal since 2016 for people at the end of life.
From Barron's
As it is a terminal illness, Ms Johnston said they would be treating their patients with palliative care from diagnosis through to end of life, but having a designated nurse can give patients more individualised support.
From BBC
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
The dam spelled the end of life as they knew it!
From Literature
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