die out

verb

died out; dying out; dies out

intransitive verb

: to become extinct

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This convention established the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding (USL) to highlight elements at high risk of dying out. Kristin Houser, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026 Well, that chatter died out quickly, as Manning and the Longhorns struggled. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026 Clan Buchanan, which is estimated to have 5 million members worldwide claiming common ancestry, has been without a chief for more than 300 years after the last one died out without a male heir. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026 For decades, one striking example of this problem has been superradiance—a collective effect where many quantum particles emit energy together, producing an intense burst of radiation that rapidly dies out. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for die out

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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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 3 Feb. 2026.

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