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
According to Gaza’s health ministry, more than 65,000 Palestinians have died so far in the Israel-Hamas war.
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
Kirk died on September 10 during a public Turning Point USA event hosted by the activist at Utah Valley University.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Remembering Robert Redford Robert Redford, the legendary leading man with boyish good looks and charm who used his star power to advocate for independent filmmaking, environmentalism and LGBTQ rights, has died at age 89.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Of the 1,065 people on board, 30 died, many of them when two lifeboats were drawn into the still-turning propellers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Shortly after the beloved judge died, Dancing with the Stars honored his legacy by naming the coveted final prize, the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Movie star and film visionary Robert Redford died at his home in Utah yesterday at 89.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
A student who authorities say opened fire at his Colorado high school, wounding two classmates and then turning the gun on himself, has died, according to the local sheriff's office.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Hours later, Utah officials confirmed Kirk had died, meaning that everyone who watched the video had essentially just viewed a snuff film.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
Kirk died on September 10 during a public Turning Point USA event hosted by the activist at Utah Valley University.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Remembering Robert Redford Robert Redford, the legendary leading man with boyish good looks and charm who used his star power to advocate for independent filmmaking, environmentalism and LGBTQ rights, has died at age 89.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Of the 1,065 people on board, 30 died, many of them when two lifeboats were drawn into the still-turning propellers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Shortly after the beloved judge died, Dancing with the Stars honored his legacy by naming the coveted final prize, the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Movie star and film visionary Robert Redford died at his home in Utah yesterday at 89.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
A student who authorities say opened fire at his Colorado high school, wounding two classmates and then turning the gun on himself, has died, according to the local sheriff's office.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Hours later, Utah officials confirmed Kirk had died, meaning that everyone who watched the video had essentially just viewed a snuff film.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for died
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The outlet noted that the dead included a mother and daughter and three family members, who all perished together in the waters.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the summer of 2019, more than 6,200 koalas in New South Wales – 15% of the state's population – are thought to have perished in the devastating fires.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025
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Following input from the state environmental agency, Grayling posted a notice about the change online in August, 10 weeks after treatment stopped.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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The person was taken to the hospital when the ride stopped and was later declared dead, park officials said.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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That Tuesday morning, Rodriguez was home with a seven-month-old baby when a friend of hers—who happened to be a police officer at the 41st Precinct in the Bronx—called her to tell her a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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And in a rural field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, a similar ceremony marked by moments of silence, the reading of names and the laying of wreaths, will honor the victims of Flight 93, the hijacked plane that crashed after crew members and passengers tried to storm the cockpit.—
Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Cal Fire’s newest proposal for Jackson, dubbed AMEX, targets nearly 500 acres with a patchwork of small clearcuts and is silent on tree sizes to be felled.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Footage from the 1966 Italian documentary Africa Addio, of a herd of elephants being felled by both ground hunters and sharpshooters in helicopters, is distressing to watch.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Dow ended the day in the green but significantly off session highs, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed the session lower.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Finances got so bad, and mistrust so high, that New York mob boss Meyer Lansky, an old childhood friend whose money was financing the project, allegedly ordered the hit that ended Siegel’s life in July 1947.—
Julie Tremaine,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Yet most failed to note the hospital’s long-standing use as a base for Hamas operations.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Although his shoes contained 10 ounces of highly explosive material, his attempt to light the fuse failed because of foot perspiration.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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And when Jîna succumbed to her injuries on September 16, the Shargh reporter Niloofar Hamedi defied orders to keep quiet and told the world about her death in a tweet.—
Fatemeh Jamalpour,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, two towering figures of American liberalism, President Joe Biden and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, succumbed to hubris.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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Ferret out expired, empty and unused products that create clutter in the bathroom.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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The union’s current contract expired June 30, and negotiations had been ongoing since late March.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Died.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/died. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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