1
as in to perish
to stop living
the king died of old age after a long and fruitful reign
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2
as in to stop
to come to an end
the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon
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3
as in to fail
to stop functioning
fortunately, when the engine died we were only two blocks from home
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as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
the fuss gradually died down as people found other things with which to concern themselves
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as in to crave
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
I'd die for some ice cream right now
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Recent Examples of die
Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
In real life, murders are rare; people dying in other ways is not.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
For starters, there is no d20 (that’s a 20-sided die) — a mainstay in Dungeons & Dragons that’s used for a majority of rolls.
—Dana Reboe, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
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And just this past January, NPR also reported that nearly two dozen Colombian mercenaries died fighting in the Sudanese civil war.
—Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
In real life, murders are rare; people dying in other ways is not.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
In 2022, Tesla was the first automaker to adopt an architecture consisting of two large aluminum die castings for the front and rear structure and a structural battery pack that comprises the floor.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
For starters, there is no d20 (that’s a 20-sided die) — a mainstay in Dungeons & Dragons that’s used for a majority of rolls.
—Dana Reboe, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
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bones
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Biden's health was most recently in the headlines when his office announced he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer in May that had spread to his bones.—
Molly Nagle,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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One set of bones turned out to be fake.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Die.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/die. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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