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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
  • Moreover, heavy snow will develop over the Sierra Nevada Mountains on Tuesday, tapering off by Wednesday.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Williams added that the underlying drivers of the silver market show no sign of tapering off, suggesting the bull run on silver could be sustained well into 2026.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 Oct. 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
  • High pressure will build in behind the storm, resulting in dry weather and decreasing winds.
    Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Moreover, parlay bets are getting more complicated as time goes on, decreasing the chances of winning.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Additionally, the invading trees and shrubs also compete with prairie plants for light, water, and space, often pushing the grassland plants out of the way and diminishing the habitat options available to animals that depend on native plants.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Survey participants said reasons for the diminishing access included affordability, fears about not being taken seriously or the potential for involuntary hospitalization, the survey said.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Signs of overwatering include drooping, wilting, or yellowing leaves.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
  • When treating forehead lines together with glabellar lines, headaches are most common (9 percent), followed by brow drooping and eyelid drooping (each 2 percent).
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 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 23 Oct. 2025.

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