1
as in to perish
to stop living
the king died of old age after a long and fruitful reign
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2
as in to stop
to come to an end
the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon
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3
as in to fail
to stop functioning
fortunately, when the engine died we were only two blocks from home
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Recent Examples of die
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2026
Researchers estimate that about one-third of insects attracted to artificial lights die by morning, often from exhaustion or predation.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Ian Stokes, Space.com, 15 May 2026
Most chips carve a wafer into hundreds of separate dies.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
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Verb
The cause of death for Kyle Busch, the legendary NASCAR driver who died Thursday at the age of 41, has been revealed.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2026
Researchers estimate that about one-third of insects attracted to artificial lights die by morning, often from exhaustion or predation.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Noun
From Saros's live-die-repeat sci-fi shooter action to Balatro's wild take on poker.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 15 May 2026
Most chips carve a wafer into hundreds of separate dies.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for die
Verb
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Authorities have publicly identified four people who lost their lives over the last week in San Diego County traffic crashes, with three of the victims perishing in head-on collisions in the eastern reaches of the region.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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Even if media themselves don’t perish, media industries can and often do.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Blackwood made two highlight-reel saves during a Vegas power play and stopped multiple mini-breakaways in the middle period as well.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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Don't let a lack of sunshine stop you from enjoying a bountiful harvest of vegetables that grow in the shade.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 May 2026
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Three of five flights of Starship V2 failed last year, but SpaceX avoided lengthy groundings and reeled off all five launches in a period of nine months.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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The genre at large, especially in its broadcast form, failed pretty spectacularly to make its three-ring circus of topical comedy, celebrity kibitzing, and live music thrive under ringmasters who weren’t white, male, middle-aged avatars of our societal default.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Built from the bones of a 12th-century hostelry, its hub is a vast, glamorous lounge bar complete with mixologists shaking modern-day mocktails under the ancient beams.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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The interiors, updated by a past owner, didn’t gel with her own taste, but the original bones still wowed, especially the dynamic rooflines, internal masonry walls, and chunky marble accents like lintels and sills.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Trees with root problems and those near sidewalks or drives are the first to fall too.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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But while our bodies can develop immunity to viruses, even the savviest of travelers can fall victim to pickpockets on their travels.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2026
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All of them fought unsuccessfully to end the oversight arrangement — repeatedly coming close, only to watch the department once again become embroiled in scandal.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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The Emmy-winning comedy, which ends Thursday after five seasons on HBO Max, had a stressful and thrilling penultimate episode.—
Emily Yahr,
Washington Post,
28 May 2026
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Halverson crashed on couches all across Fridley.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Pino, Srebnick said, was distracted for nine seconds before hitting the channel marker, but there was no intentional effort to crash.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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The family had told her that everyone in the apartment had died—Samih, too, had succumbed to his wounds—but not that Zahra’s body was still missing.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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For one, the Frenchie vision is just corny and clumsy, and so is the idea of Kimiko harnessing the power of love to defeat the bad guy without succumbing to vengeful rage.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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“Die.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/die. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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