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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)
Verb
  • Now that much of the nation has begun the transition to cheaper winter gasoline and with driving demand seasonally tapering off as temperatures dip, gas prices face additional downward pressure.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The system is expected to start to show late Wednesday, with the brunt hitting on Thursday before tapering off Friday and into the weekend.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The expansion is being fueled by its cloud infrastructure business as demand for AI is showing no signs of letting up.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And there are no signs of letting up as a new nine-month term dawns in October with more major cases awaiting.
    Jan Wolfe, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The gain, however, was short lived, and the write-off percentage started decreasing by 20% annual increments in 2023.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Researchers said despite having a conservation status of least concern, there is evidence that its populations are decreasing.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Losing the race for Ai dominance by losing the race for nuclear power supremacy while diminishing the wellbeing (and economic productivity in turn) of your citizenry is poor national security strategy.
    Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Cable networks and traditional media companies have faced financial pressures as viewers have migrated from the traditional pay TV bundle to streaming platforms, diminishing ad spending within the market.
    Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Deeper down the road the slap of the drooping tropical tree branches against the windshield are like punishing whacks to the face for trying to force a metaphor.
    Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The drooping blooms of summer snowflake (Leucojum aestivum) appear in mid- to late-spring, around April to May.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Dying (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dying%20%28down%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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