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
Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
There’s more gore, more gruesome ways to die, more hailing of Satan, and even more rich people.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
Ryan Brennan
march 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
According to company sources, the humanoid worked at a self-tapping nut installation workstation in Xiaomi EV’s die-casting workshop.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Phil Campbell, the guitarist for the rock band Motörhead, died on Friday following a battle in intensive care after a major operation.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
There’s more gore, more gruesome ways to die, more hailing of Satan, and even more rich people.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
Anderson says the best way to prepare for cloning is to collect a tissue sample before a pet dies.
—Ryan Brennan
march 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
According to company sources, the humanoid worked at a self-tapping nut installation workstation in Xiaomi EV’s die-casting workshop.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for die
Verb
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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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Ryan Phaneuf, who perished in a plane crash in Afghanistan in 2020.—
Linda Stein,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Kuemper stopped 21 shots for the Kings, who entered the night one point out of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Rather than stopping disagreements from happening, this aspect is about repairing any damage left behind.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Some candidates who submitted petitions by the March 4 deadline failed to qualify because some of their signatures were deemed invalid.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Republicans, who control half of the Minnesota House, pointed out that DHS failed to detect fraud for years.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Those leases were expiring, and the families could not afford to renew them, so Villanueva helped exhume the bodies, turning over the bones to a forensic pathologist who examined the remains and kept records for future use.—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Original bones of the building showed proof of a fire that must’ve caught in the building decades ago, Brewer told The Star.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The team with the worst record can fall no lower than fifth in the draft while the team with the fourth-worst record can fall as far as eighth.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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Midway through the third quarter, Ralston Valley pushed the ball in transition with the Jaguars falling slightly out of control.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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These signals intensified recently when Kast abruptly ended the transition process after a clash with outgoing Boric over a project to install a submarine cable to connect Chile and China.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Voting for the Oscars ended March 5, possibly giving members of the academy just enough time to reconsider the slate of nominees.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The vehicle caught fire after crashing into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, just outside Detroit, according to a person familiar with the matter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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Oil prices crashed back below $100 per barrel by the March 9 opening bell.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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And on Friday, September 13, 1996, Tupac Shakur succumbed to his gunshot wounds from six days prior.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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The 11-year-old titular character in Hamnet, up for Best Picture, succumbs to the plague.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Die.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/die. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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