1
as in to perish
to stop living
the king died of old age after a long and fruitful reign
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2
as in to stop
to come to an end
the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon
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3
as in to fail
to stop functioning
fortunately, when the engine died we were only two blocks from home
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Recent Examples of die
Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 14 July 2025
In Gaza, though, no one knows precisely how many people have died, or what proportion were innocents; the Gaza Health Ministry, which is run by Hamas, maintains that more than half were women and children.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 26 June 2025
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Mom reports son missing, then body found in attic, OH cops say.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
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Verb
No spoilers on who lives and who dies in the film, but buckle up for bold twists and turns.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 14 July 2025
In Gaza, though, no one knows precisely how many people have died, or what proportion were innocents; the Gaza Health Ministry, which is run by Hamas, maintains that more than half were women and children.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Noun
In the United States, about 58,000 children younger than 5 are hospitalized for RSV each year, and several hundred die.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Read Next North Carolina 7-month-old dies when foster mom leaves her in car, North Carolina cops say
June 12, 2025 1:16 PM
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Mom reports son missing, then body found in attic, OH cops say.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for die
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The great auk of the North Atlantic, the moa of New Zealand, the elephant bird of Madagascar, and the Réunion ibis of Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean all perished shortly after the humans entered the picture.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Seven llamas perished in a barn fire at Louisville Llama Farm, owned by Caroline Willette and Dale Hill.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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The toddler stopped crying about 15 minutes after she had been put down for a nap.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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Years later, Sunshine stopped making the peanut butter, and Zuckerman bought the company back.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
11 July 2025
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Lin, its inventor, was born in 1895 in southern China during the tail end of a failing Qing dynasty.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
5 July 2025
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Renard was not the only one who failed to make the cut.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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Partner that with another warning sign: A declining ratio of U.S. exports to imports while the U.S. deficit increases into record territory – like trade falling two months in a row, atypical since the former tends to remain steady even as the deficit increases.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Starbucks' same-store sales in China were flat in the first quarter this year after falling for four consecutive quarters .—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
9 July 2025
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Wayfair’s four-day flash sale ends on Friday, July 11, so keep scrolling to shop even more deals on outdoor furniture and decor below.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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Trump also described battlefield losses and touted his credentials as a leader who can end wars.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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Earlier that day, another drone crashed near the airport in Kirkuk, which was previously hit four days earlier with rockets in another unclaimed attack.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The wrong-way driver crashed head-on into another car near Esters Boulevard, according to police.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
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In a moment that is almost cliché, the lawyer is the first to succumb to the terror of the T-Rex.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Some leaders recently have succumbed to such efforts and paid the piper, while others have resisted.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
7 July 2025
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Indeed, the executive order that established ORM and requires regulatory analysis expires in June 2026.—
Susan E. Dudley,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Taking effect in September 2026 and extending through the 2029-30 season, the new CBA was passed by a majority vote from both the NHL’s Board of Governors and the NHL Players’ Association, more than 14 months before the current agreement expires.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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“Die.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/die. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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