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Synonyms & Antonyms of perish
- 12 people perished in the plane crash
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Phrases Synonymous with perish
- bite the dust,
- buy it
- (or buy the farm),
- give up the ghost,
- kick the bucket,
- snuff it
- [British]
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- after being left out in the summer heat, the milk perished and had to be thrown out
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Words Related to perish
Phrases Synonymous with perish
- fall apart,
- go to seed
- (or run to seed)
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