died (down)

verb

past tense of die (down)
as in tapered off

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  1. tapered off
  2. decreased
  3. diminished
  4. subsided
  5. lessened
Verb
  • The conditions were wet and and slippery at first, but the rain appears to have tapered off now.
    — NBC News, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • And several of the unflattering stats have tapered off a ton this last year, including sacks taken (27 in 2025, down from 62 in 2023).
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026
Definition of tapered off
Verb
  • In some cases, LinkedIn says views of content classified as AI spam have decreased by as much as 40 percent.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Travel data shows the average group size for trips has decreased since COVID-19 began.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of decreased
Verb
  • And the Ku Klux Klan, though diminished from its earlier power, had not disappeared.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The value of a geographic component in roster management has diminished.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of diminished
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  • After the smoke subsided, residents reported feeling effects from the stench of rotting meat and food from the warehouse interior, where it had been stored frozen on tall racks that were hundreds of feet across.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Washington and Tehran agreed in June to a 60-day ceasefire, allowing time to negotiate a more durable peace deal while active fighting subsided and the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of subsided
Verb
  • However, nearly everything about the American approach to these concerns has lessened European confidence in Washington’s leadership and decision making.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026
  • It's become harder for NFL scouts to evaluate a prospect's hunger, but the fears of how players will react to making money have lessened.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of lessened
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“Died (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/died%20%28down%29. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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