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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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
"What I'm really concerned about is creating an expectation that at the end of life this is the option that people are almost expected to take," he said.
From BBC
Yet the problem throws up many deeper questions about the care system, coordination and planning in hospitals - with some doctors even asking whether the NHS is over-treating patients, particularly those at the end of life.
From BBC
The consultant made a slide presentation entitled "Palliative and End of Life Care in Sussex" at the meeting, which took place on 4 November.
From BBC
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