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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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
ABC News,
27 June 2026
As of Friday, forecast as the penultimate day of the wave, dozens have died, including at least fifty people who drowned, mostly while seeking relief in the water, and four children who had been left in hot cars.
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Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
David Troy Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
The tissue between veins dies, becoming leathery.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
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Verb
Kennedy-Dixon, who died in 2018, was a player and longtime administrator at Clemson.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
As of Friday, forecast as the penultimate day of the wave, dozens have died, including at least fifty people who drowned, mostly while seeking relief in the water, and four children who had been left in hot cars.
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Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
Noun
Even with the heroics and the never-say-die mentality, the team isn't winning the game.
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David Troy Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
The tissue between veins dies, becoming leathery.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for die
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One camper perished in her cabin.
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Not long after completing Dream Me a Dream, Zimmerman and Marie-Claire Lambert, his wife of 55 years and frequent creative partner, perished in a house fire.
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Chisholm scored on Jose Caballero's RBI groundout in the fourth inning before hitting a two-run homer in the sixth as New York ended a three-game losing streak and stopped Detroit's four-game winning streak.
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Disneyland officials said a cast member immediately stopped the ride.
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The biggest transaction of his tenure occurred when Shohei Ohtani left the Angels after six seasons for the Dodgers in late 2023, the Angels failing to trade Ohtani for prospects before Ohtani became a free agent.
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Twice already, in November of 2025 and February of this year, the seven states involved in re-negotiating water rights and use along with the 100-year old treaty kicked the can down the road and failed to come to an agreement on water sharing.
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Long ago, the blue-skinned inhabitants committed genocide against a race of purple-skinned aliens and buried their bones beneath the earth, an event in which Krem was involved.
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While vitamin D strengthens your bones and muscles, vitamin E works to support skin and cell health.
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So far, Milei has defended his Cabinet chief, even as the scandal damaged his government’s public image, constrained his political leverage in negotiations with allies and undermined his communication about spending cuts to Argentines scraping by on salaries that increasingly fall behind inflation.
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As opposed to the first film, where a good girl falls for a bad boy, the sequel turns the concept upside down, with Pfeiffer playing the bad girl who falls for a good boy.
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Kylee and Aven left Bachelor in Paradise in a relationship but without an engagement, though their romance ended shortly after the season finale aired.
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The dismissal of the arson charge does not end the criminal case against Hobby.
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Yeah, right after a guy crashes through the roof is the perfect time to step out for a cigarette.
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That meant fewer shots on target and a lot more fouls with players crashing on the pitch repeatedly.
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Sydney briefly, and understandably, succumbed to the impulse to lash out, something that Carmy has done on more than one occasion while acting as head chef.
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Ryan was pronounced dead at the scene, while Andrew succumbed to his injuries six days later.
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“Die.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/die. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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