What does "expiring" mean?

present participle and gerund of expire

What is a synonym for "expiring"?

Common synonyms include: bad, done for, dying, going, hopeless, in extremis.

Expiring

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of expire form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1
Ending, terminating, dying. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

bad done for dying going hopeless in extremis

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"The United Nations opens a summit September 25th to adopt 17 proposed Sustainable Development Goals, intended to replace the expiring Millennium Development Goals."

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