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dying

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noun

dying

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verb

present participle of die
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as in failing
to stop functioning fortunately, when the engine died we were only two blocks from home

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Recent Examples of dying
Verb
The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is a $10 billion boondoggle that places a very expensive band-aid on a dying public school system. Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2025 Sporting’s Joaquin Fernandez was lucky to not get sent off in the dying seconds of the opening half. Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025 Scientists say gray whales have been dying in large numbers this year. Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025 Once picked, the flowers are dying. Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025 The Walking Dead franchise continued the idea, where dying from any cause gets you a one-way ticket to zombiedom. New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025 Researchers aren’t sure why higher numbers of whales are dying. Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025 Loading your audio article Five days before a missing San Diego woman was found dying in a Poway storm drain, police had spotted her vehicle at a nearby trailhead. Caleb Lunetta, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025 Listen to this article Five days before a missing San Diego woman was found dying in a Poway storm drain, police had spotted her vehicle at a nearby trailhead. Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dying
Noun
  • Police say that early in the morning of Nov. 13, 2022, the four college students were stabbed to death at an off-campus house on King Road in Moscow, Idaho, where three of them lived.
    Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • Their widowed neighbour, Daming, grieves over the death of the last of his three sons, while his mother devises a secret plan for another grandson.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • That decision now appears set to haunt them There were no discussions about ending Sterling’s loan early, and no clause to allow an early termination anyway.
    Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Holiday season beginning after Thanksgiving and not ending until the last open house on New Year’s Day.
    Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Having no willingness to pay Tucker and failing to approach pending free agent Framber Valdez this spring about an extension is more emblematic of how the Astros have always conducted business.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The Millsap school board unanimously accepted the resignation of Superintendent Edie Martin, who was recently arrested and faces a charge related to failing to report abuse of special education students.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • He was pronounced dead at the scene by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 25 May 2025
  • The silver vehicle then hit the 84-year-old woman, who was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Verb
  • Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
  • That was after falling less than 13,000 fans short of 3 million in 2022.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • After stopping the vehicle, Jackson reportedly ran from the car with a gun in his hand, according to court records.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
  • It can also be caused by significant stress, surgery, or stopping birth control pills.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Their moribund offense offset outstanding pitching by the Braves, who have a 2.80 ERA in their past 14 games.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 13 May 2025
  • There is a pressing need for Canada to replace its moribund CF-18 fleet that cannot wait, experts say.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • For all the obituaries written about ESG in the past year, reports of its demise have been greatly exaggerated.
    Daniel Sutter, National Review, 16 May 2025
  • This is not the time to issue a prediction of demise, not particularly close to it.
    Martin Rogers, New York Times, 12 May 2025

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