DIED (AWAY OR DOWN OR OUT) Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

died (away or down or out)

verb

past tense of die (away or down or out)

as in decreased

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually the fuss gradually died down as people found other things with which to concern themselves

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Madrid’s regional government said the fires decreased in intensity as winds and temperatures dropped.

— Mark Carlson, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Madrid’s regional government said the blazes decreased in intensity as winds and temperatures dropped.

— Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of decreased

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Instantly after hearing that his uncertainty around the company subsided.

— Erianne Lewis, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026
After Covid subsided, Congress tried to fill this NSC gap by legislating a new White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response but provided no funding to staff it.

— David Blumenthal, STAT, 20 July 2026

Definition of subsided

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But even without that hurdle, the incentive to sue has diminished now that basketball players can earn millions of dollars years before going to the NBA.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 July 2026
Workers seek transparency regarding AI's impact on their roles, assurance against job losses, and confidence that their value isn't diminished.

— Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of diminished

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This was decided by the storage capacity of early records and commercially reified for decades after the practical limitations fell away.

— Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
Critics of the network business say the successful production and distribution arm has kept ITV’s share price from tanking over recent years as the TV ad market fell away, though that is just one read of the situation.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 July 2026

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