die out

verb

died out; dying out; dies out

intransitive verb

: to become extinct

Examples of die out in a Sentence

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And when the fire kind of dies out, the excitement dies down, and people are still left pretty destitute and trying to figure out how to rebuild their homes. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025 However, the craft was on the verge of dying out due to industrialization until a team came together in 2019 to revive it as a cultural preservation and social sustainability project. Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Plants tend to die out my mid-summer in hot Southern gardens. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025 The cool-season grass will die out completely. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for die out

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of die out was in 1853

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“Die out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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