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
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Freeman died April 2 following a battle with cancer, her family announced in a statement shared on social media.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 4 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
They are built by stacking multiple memory dies, each thinner than a human hair, with microscopic precision.
—Ian King, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Another service member was killed in an attack in Saudi Arabia, and six others died when their refueling tanker aircraft crashed in Iraq on March 12.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Freeman died April 2 following a battle with cancer, her family announced in a statement shared on social media.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
The we-might-all-die-if-this-special-effect-goes-wrong stuff.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
They are built by stacking multiple memory dies, each thinner than a human hair, with microscopic precision.
—Ian King, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for die
bones
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But the bones of the operation have not changed, said Judd Frieling, one of the Artemis II flight directors, who spoke from mission control to reporters on Saturday.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Rocus, also known as The Bone Wreck, ran aground while transporting a cargo of cow bones to be used as fertilizer on the island, thus giving Anegada's Cow Wreck Beach its unique name.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Die.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/die. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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