die away
phrasal verb
died away; dying away; dies away
: to disappear gradually or become less strong
The echo slowly died away.
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Unlike perennial flowers, annuals bloom for a single season and die away when the weather turns cold.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
Scores of officers lined one side of Virginia Avenue, the chatter and noise dying away as a large police escort, led by some 20 officers on motorcycles, arrived to safeguard the ambulance carrying Islam’s body.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
With wildlife, the exact numbers killed by vehicles is unknown since people may not always report such a crash and animals may die away from roads so carcasses cannot always be seen or counted.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The foliage dies away, leaving a bare spot in the garden for several months.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
As his words die away to a smattering of applause, alpine skier Lindsey Vonn, one of the United States’ most famous Winter Olympians, limps onto the stage.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 19 Apr. 2024
Within a couple of weeks, the excitement died away after other scientists were unable to confirm the superconductivity observations and came up with plausible alternative explanations.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
Scientists knew many more were dying away from human view.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2023
Well, nothing came - the seismicity died away and no eruption came.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2010
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2025
Scores of officers lined one side of Virginia Avenue, the chatter and noise dying away as a large police escort, led by some 20 officers on motorcycles, arrived to safeguard the ambulance carrying Islam’s body.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
With wildlife, the exact numbers killed by vehicles is unknown since people may not always report such a crash and animals may die away from roads so carcasses cannot always be seen or counted.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The foliage dies away, leaving a bare spot in the garden for several months.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
As his words die away to a smattering of applause, alpine skier Lindsey Vonn, one of the United States’ most famous Winter Olympians, limps onto the stage.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 19 Apr. 2024
Within a couple of weeks, the excitement died away after other scientists were unable to confirm the superconductivity observations and came up with plausible alternative explanations.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
Scientists knew many more were dying away from human view.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2023
Well, nothing came - the seismicity died away and no eruption came.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2010
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“Die away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20away. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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