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dying (down)

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verb

present participle of die (down)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dying (down)
Adjective
  • Even better, the peak of this shower, which should produce on average between 8 to 10 meteors per hour, will arrive under dark skies thanks to a meager waning crescent moon.
    Michael d'Estries, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The first-round showers and storms will move eastward through the rest of Saturday morning with the activity tapering off in the early afternoon.
    Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 6 June 2026
  • For most movies, the opening weekend is the most lucrative, with ticket sales tapering off from there.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • The fact that travel isn’t letting up despite the higher costs isn’t a surprise, said Adam Sacks, president of Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics consulting company.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
  • So are tariffs, geopolitical volatility and economic uncertainty that shows no signs of letting up.
    Tony Loyd, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • Authors on the study found that COVID vaccines were roughly 55% effective in preventing hospitalizations associated with the illness and about 50% effective in decreasing trips to emergency rooms or urgent care facilities.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • If one wanted to produce more offense by decreasing drag, mixing in some baseballs with lower seams wouldn’t hurt.
    Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Not even a hint of repercussions for diminishing the integrity of the event.
    Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
  • The 23-page analysis also pointed to escalating public health and social services costs, declining investments in capital improvements and an outsized reliance on state and federal tax dollars as drivers of the county’s diminishing financial health.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • Now the girls, with their useless prop hats drooping sadly over their foreheads, are forced to watch strangers in even cuter outfits than theirs (according to Jen) doing body rolls all over the boys the main-villa girls have only just managed to wrangle into something like a relationship.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • Amaranth is available in drooping varieties or upright flower forms, makes an excellent addition to a dahlia bouquet, and is large enough to hold its own in the dahlia bed.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026
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“Dying (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dying%20%28down%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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