died off; dying off; dies off
: to die sequentially either singly or in numbers so that the total number is greatly diminished
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Without the right environmental variables, the microbial neighborhoods will simply die off — and Yi has also thought through all the left-field scenarios that could have jeopardized the work.
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
The oats will die off slowly after a series of hard freezes.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
The testing area is within the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, north of where the fish die off took place further downstream.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Even tenths of a degree of warming cause problems for Earth’s ecosystems, as species die off, fresh water becomes more scarce and extreme weather events, such as flooding and heat waves, intensify.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
The oats will die off slowly after a series of hard freezes.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
The testing area is within the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, north of where the fish die off took place further downstream.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Even tenths of a degree of warming cause problems for Earth’s ecosystems, as species die off, fresh water becomes more scarce and extreme weather events, such as flooding and heat waves, intensify.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
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“Die off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20off. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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