1
as in perished
to stop living
the king died of old age after a long and fruitful reign
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as in stopped
to come to an end
the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon
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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
Osbourne, who died July 22 at 76 after a heart attack, famously bit the head off a bat during a solo performance.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Julie Henneberry, a Bay View woman whose firefighter father died on 9/11, is sharing her story publicly for the first time.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The 189 passengers and crew on board the first flight, Lion Air 610, died.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages the Black Rock Desert in Nevada where the festival takes place, identified the man who died on Saturday as Vadim Kruglov of Russia.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Her boyfriend, Dodi Al Fayed, and driver Henri Paul died as well.
—Daily Briefing, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Within the past year, two children have died in West Chester retention ponds.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
Reuters — Three people died and five were injured in Indonesia after protesters set fire to a regional parliament building, authorities said on Saturday, as demonstrations pose the first major test to President Prabowo Subianto’s government.
—CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Buford Pusser died in a car accident in 1974.
—ABC News, 30 Aug. 2025
Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Julie Henneberry, a Bay View woman whose firefighter father died on 9/11, is sharing her story publicly for the first time.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The 189 passengers and crew on board the first flight, Lion Air 610, died.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages the Black Rock Desert in Nevada where the festival takes place, identified the man who died on Saturday as Vadim Kruglov of Russia.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Her boyfriend, Dodi Al Fayed, and driver Henri Paul died as well.
—Daily Briefing, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Within the past year, two children have died in West Chester retention ponds.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
Reuters — Three people died and five were injured in Indonesia after protesters set fire to a regional parliament building, authorities said on Saturday, as demonstrations pose the first major test to President Prabowo Subianto’s government.
—CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Buford Pusser died in a car accident in 1974.
—ABC News, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for died
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While the original pieces perished in a fire at Rohwer after the war, the replicas remain to give evidence of this student project that developed under her supervision.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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Sadly, none of her citrus survived, and many of her cattle perished.—
Mandi Wright,
Freep.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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When asked why all shoppers didn’t get the notice, an Amazon spokesperson said the notice was sent to customers who registered for the Prime Invitee Program between the program's launch in 2009 and 2015, when the program stopped accepting new members.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Providence is on a mission after being stopped two years in a row in the supersectional round.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The sides and top of the car were damaged, and the car appeared to have crashed into a building where the road bends.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Chainsmokers crashed an Ohio State college party.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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When a mother tree is felled, the survival rate of many of its seedlings may be drastically reduced, a process not unlike the reciprocal feedback loop of Yggdrasill, whose deterioration in response to discord in the nine realms spells cosmic collapse.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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There are also beautifully observed moments toward the end with Dorotea and Riccardo; and a moving reckoning with death when Mariano’s favorite horse, a stallion named Elvis, is felled by illness and the president refuses to end his suffering by having the animal put to sleep.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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Milan’s fifth triumph in 1994 put them one behind the Spanish side, but this ended when Madrid picked up their seventh crown in 1998 and remains the closest anybody has got to them.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Billy Williams ended a streak of playing in 1,117 consecutive games.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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At the conclusion of the state's case Wednesday, the defense moved to have the case dismissed, arguing the state had failed to prove its case.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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So far this decade — according to Brian McNoldy, a senior research associate at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science — the number of days that lows failed to dip below 80 degrees has already doubled compared to the 2000’s.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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An area of stormy weather the hurricane center tracked for development between Africa and the Caribbean last week succumbed to this hostile factor.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Kennedale Fire Department attempted lifesaving measures, but the man succumbed to his injuries, authorities said in a news release.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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After the last contract expired in 2022, the years-long negotiations between the union and city have gone on so long that a new contract would end later this year, and negotiations for a new one would likely begin immediately after.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Plus, the service lost subscribers last quarter—a show people are excited about could lure back some whose bundles expired.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Died.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/died. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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