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die down

phrasal verb

died down; dying down; dies down
: to gradually become less strong
The wind will die down in the evening.
She waited for the noise to die down before she started singing.

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In an effort to circumvent shortages, clients over-ordered, leading to a post-Covid bust once that demand died down. Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025 Whether Charles ends up getting his wish about William and Harry or not still remains to be seen, but concerns about his health have not died down. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 1 Dec. 2025 Not only because the television arm of the Star Wars machine seems to be dying down, or because few series will get $650 million for two seasons, or even because prequels are notoriously difficult to pull off — especially prequels with a main character’s death as a predetermined endpoint. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 Yet buzz about the movie hasn’t died down. Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 28 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for die down

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“Die down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20down. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.

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