as in fallen
nearly dead
we watered the dying plants just in time
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as in death
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as in perishing
to stop living
the king died of old age after a long and fruitful reign
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as in ending
to come to an end
the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon
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as in failing
to stop functioning
fortunately, when the engine died we were only two blocks from home
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Recent Examples of dying
Lauren David, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
Charles Lane, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
The movie features the Texan actor as the real-life rodeo cowboy dying of AIDS who brought experimental drugs from across the border to fellow patients in desperate need of hope.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The candlelit walk down the aisle…I’m dying!
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
Jill’s mission is to ease the passage of the dying into being dead, even people like Boone, who have worked to suppress the development and dissemination of climate change science, leading to a likely environmental apocalypse.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
The inspector found a dying roach near the mop sink and the outside dumpster lid was left open.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Dec. 2025
Supporters cite stories like Deb Robertson’s and families traveling for aid-in-dying, saying the law lets terminally ill Illinoisans make personal end-of-life choices without government interference.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 13 Dec. 2025
The vet appointment eased the owner's stress, as Poppy was not having a seizure or dying.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The story takes place at a grand country house where the guests have an unfortunate habit of dying, or nearly dying, under seemingly unrelated circumstances.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Slovak played on the band’s first three studio albums before dying aged 26 of an accidental heroin overdose in 1988.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2026
In the piece published March 21, the 54-year-old actress chronicles her previously undisclosed breast cancer diagnosis, which coincided with both of her parents dying in hospice care.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Top health officials point to AI as the solution for dying hospitals, but experts from rural areas of the country say the solution isn’t that simple.
—Lauren Weber, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2026
Plus, by that point in the film, audiences are dying to see Rocky’s ship.
—Matthew Razak, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
The price of gas is way up, the prices of groceries are too high and too many of our brave troops are dying or getting hurt.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
As the audience soon learns, Grace, a middle school science teacher, was apparently sent on a mission to save the sun from dying.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 22 Mar. 2026
The risks of getting infected and possibly being hospitalized or dying far outweigh the risks associated with vaccines.
—Virginia E. Pitzer, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Garden centers aren't giving a refund for a dying or dead plant but rather a discount on a new purchase.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
Noun
What young patients really need from psychiatrists, Neuvel believes, isn’t help with dying but reasons to keep living.
—Charles Lane, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
The movie features the Texan actor as the real-life rodeo cowboy dying of AIDS who brought experimental drugs from across the border to fellow patients in desperate need of hope.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The candlelit walk down the aisle…I’m dying!
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
Jill’s mission is to ease the passage of the dying into being dead, even people like Boone, who have worked to suppress the development and dissemination of climate change science, leading to a likely environmental apocalypse.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
The inspector found a dying roach near the mop sink and the outside dumpster lid was left open.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Dec. 2025
Supporters cite stories like Deb Robertson’s and families traveling for aid-in-dying, saying the law lets terminally ill Illinoisans make personal end-of-life choices without government interference.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 13 Dec. 2025
The vet appointment eased the owner's stress, as Poppy was not having a seizure or dying.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
The story takes place at a grand country house where the guests have an unfortunate habit of dying, or nearly dying, under seemingly unrelated circumstances.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
Sometimes darkly humorous, sometimes strangely heartbreaking, this immersive storytelling experience is Edgar Allan Poe for the modern age; a heart-to-bleeding-heart with madmen, murderers and monsters all dying to tell their story.
—William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Slovak played on the band’s first three studio albums before dying aged 26 of an accidental heroin overdose in 1988.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2026
In the piece published March 21, the 54-year-old actress chronicles her previously undisclosed breast cancer diagnosis, which coincided with both of her parents dying in hospice care.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Top health officials point to AI as the solution for dying hospitals, but experts from rural areas of the country say the solution isn’t that simple.
—Lauren Weber, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2026
Plus, by that point in the film, audiences are dying to see Rocky’s ship.
—Matthew Razak, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026
The price of gas is way up, the prices of groceries are too high and too many of our brave troops are dying or getting hurt.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
As the audience soon learns, Grace, a middle school science teacher, was apparently sent on a mission to save the sun from dying.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 22 Mar. 2026
The risks of getting infected and possibly being hospitalized or dying far outweigh the risks associated with vaccines.
—Virginia E. Pitzer, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dying
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Northbound Foothill Boulevard was closed at Ash Street due to the crash, and the middle and far right lanes of southbound Foothill Boulevard were closed due to a fallen tree, the CHP said in a social media post.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Photos on local media and social networks showed fallen trees in Zagreb, pulled out by their roots, some blocking streets or damaging parked cars.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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MacEgan family speaks in court Before Abril was formally sentenced, the court allowed the MacEgan family to speak about the impact of these crimes and the family patriarch’s death.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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In Dallas-Fort Worth, there were 104,378 births and 53,559 deaths, which means 50,819 of the area’s new residents were a result of natural population change.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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Celebrate steady financial progress rather than perishing in pursuit of perfection.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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Those who didn’t die onboard eventually tried to walk to across the frozen waters to mainland Canada, perishing on their journey.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Early this week, Senate Republicans and the president appeared to be edging closer to a framework to ending the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, which is now in its second month — but a breakthrough has remained out of reach.—
Arden Farhi,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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OpenAI is shutting down its Sora video generation app, incidentally ending a $1 billion deal with Disney in the process.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Lawsuits also accuse the manufacturers of failing to warn parents of the risk.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Richardson has prior arrests and convictions in Alabama for domestic violence, disorderly conduct and failing to appear in court dating back to March 2011, Manley said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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By 1838, Prudhomme was dead, and his daughter petitioned to divide the estate.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Man stabbed to death in Southie apartment A man was stabbed in an apartment in South Boston Friday and pronounced dead at a hospital the next day.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Trump’s administration has said the economic pressure Cuba is under will bring about the communist government’s demise.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Even after someone's demise, debt collectors can try to collect a payment from a decedent’s estate or, in some cases, from someone who received money from the estate.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Violent crime rates were falling well before the surge, in line with national trends.—
Cleve R. Wootson Jr. The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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Swiss stocks show resilience By contrast, UBS said Swiss equities offer less exposure to energy disruptions at an attractive valuation point after falling more than 10% since the start of the conflict.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Dying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dying. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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