die away
verb
died away; dying away; dies away
: to disappear gradually or become less strong
The echo slowly died away.
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The final emotional marking on Chopin’s score is smorzando—dying away.
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Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Any concerns that Google might be held back by regulators are dying away.
—Mark Bergen, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
The largest, originating in Guinea in 2014, killed over 11,000 people, and another in 2018 killed a further 2,000; other flare-ups have died away more quickly.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Unlike perennial flowers, annuals bloom for a single season and die away when the weather turns cold.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
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Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Any concerns that Google might be held back by regulators are dying away.
—Mark Bergen, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
The largest, originating in Guinea in 2014, killed over 11,000 people, and another in 2018 killed a further 2,000; other flare-ups have died away more quickly.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Unlike perennial flowers, annuals bloom for a single season and die away when the weather turns cold.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Die away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20away. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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