1
as in perished
to stop living
the king died of old age after a long and fruitful reign
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2
as in stopped
to come to an end
the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon
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3
as in crashed
to stop functioning
fortunately, when the engine died we were only two blocks from home
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Recent Examples of died
The 19-year-old driver of the SUV, Yaakov Kilberg, and the three 18-year-old passengers — Aharon Lebovits, Shlomo Cohen and Chaim Grossman — all died, the outlets reported.
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Despite lifesaving measures, the man died from his injuries, according to Adger.
—Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
That definition is laid out in David’s Law, which is named for David Molak, a student in Alamo Heights ISD who died by suicide in 2016 after prolonged bullying at school.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Unable to reconcile the horrific loss of his father, Laz begins obsessing over what once was, trying to dig through the missing pieces of the day Sutton died.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Theresa’s mother died in 2019, but her father stood with prosecutors at the news conference Wednesday.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The 27-year-old is still grieving the loss of Stone, who died on March 1 at the age of 63 in a car crash in Alabama.
—Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
A little girl in Kansas City has died, after being hit while riding her bike in south Kansas City Tuesday.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Kenya's former Prime Minister and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Despite lifesaving measures, the man died from his injuries, according to Adger.
—Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
That definition is laid out in David’s Law, which is named for David Molak, a student in Alamo Heights ISD who died by suicide in 2016 after prolonged bullying at school.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Unable to reconcile the horrific loss of his father, Laz begins obsessing over what once was, trying to dig through the missing pieces of the day Sutton died.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Theresa’s mother died in 2019, but her father stood with prosecutors at the news conference Wednesday.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The 27-year-old is still grieving the loss of Stone, who died on March 1 at the age of 63 in a car crash in Alabama.
—Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
A little girl in Kansas City has died, after being hit while riding her bike in south Kansas City Tuesday.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Kenya's former Prime Minister and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for died
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Unfortunately, Castro-Rivera perished.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
26 Oct. 2025
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All told, hundreds of thousands perished.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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As part of that process, Netflix stopped disclosing its subscribers at the end of last year.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Weekly updates from the more specific FluView have stopped, as have summary reports from RESP-NET that tracks hospitalizations for Covid-19, flu and RSV from a network of hospitals across the country.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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The campaign shared the tragic news on Thursday morning, revealing that Bailey's son Zachary, his wife, Kelsey, and two of their three children, daughter Vada Rose, 12, and son Samuel, 7, died after their helicopter crashed in Montana.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the video, a male was seen running up the street and then through the yard with the suspect vehicle chasing him which suddenly crashed into two parked vehicles and then across a yard, striking a grill and a residence.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The at-bats were brief and uneventful, the opposite of the approach that carried Toronto to this stage and felled Snell in Game 1.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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That says a lot about the 2025 Red Sox, who were a top offensive team in many metrics, but were also felled by their bats in crucial spots throughout the year and postseason.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Portland, meanwhile, overcame slipping into the wild-card round with a heavy defeat in the regular-season finale and bounced back with a 3-1 win of its own that ended Real Salt Lake’s season.—
Avi Creditor,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Its protagonist—unnamed, like those in Pond and Checkout 19—is a writer who has recently ended a doomed affair with an older man, Xavier.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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The last time this happened in the Championship before this season was 2013-14, when Derby, Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers, Wednesday and Yeovil Town all failed to win any of their first five home matches.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Russ Anderson also failed to challenge the bank’s incentive compensation program, failed to institute effective controls and repeatedly downplayed sales practices misconduct, Hsu previously said.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Eventually, in 1950, Orwell succumbed to the disease.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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The man who died, whose name has not been released, was reportedly injured during the incident and later succumbed to his injuries at a hospital, officials said.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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According to Henry Ford Health, there was a clause in the Teamsters contract that expired in August 2025 that tied union members’ pay to the number of nurses working on a unit each day.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Tennessee state records show one of those men was denied a private security license, another's expired in 2020 and a third wasn't listed in the database.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Died.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/died. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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