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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Recent Examples of die
Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
Not long after Qasem Hassan graduated from medical school, her mother died, of cancer.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Here’s today’s: Four friends—Owl, Robot, Sneaky Bobby, and Tomcat—are playing a board game that involves rolling a six-sided die and moving that many spaces forward.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Verb
No one died in the crash near the Tullahoma Regional Airport, according to Russell who added no one on the ground was injured.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
Not long after Qasem Hassan graduated from medical school, her mother died, of cancer.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Noun
Many of those infected develop respiratory failure as their lungs fill with fluid and more than a third die.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Here’s today’s: Four friends—Owl, Robot, Sneaky Bobby, and Tomcat—are playing a board game that involves rolling a six-sided die and moving that many spaces forward.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for die
Verb
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For salespeople, especially, the rule is adapt or perish.—
Levi King,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The last time fewer people perished was in 2022, when just three died.—
Ben Ayers,
Outside Online,
4 June 2025
Verb
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On September 2, Border Force officers had stopped two women at London Stansted Airport.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Goldman Sachs and Nasdaq have both stopped requiring companies using them for an IPO to have diverse board members.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Leaders would be wise to not make overly risky decisions that will fail during an inevitable pull back in btc price.—
Alexander S. Blume,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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La Perla has failed to relaunch in recent years and after German businessman Lars Windhorst’s private equity firm Tennor, then known as Sapinda, took over the company in 2018.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 June 2025
Verb
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Americans celebrate Flag Day, which falls on Saturday, June 14, in many ways, including parades, ceremonies and educational events designed to encourage respect for the flag and its significance.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
15 June 2025
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Wolfe's consistent buyback basket screens for companies that have such a track record of stock repurchases that their share counts have fallen for at least 10 straight years.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
15 June 2025
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However, just one year into this deal, the Giants decided to waive Jones and end the experiment with him under center.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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Then, the knives failed him — another hot streak ended by a frigid stretch.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
Verb
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But in 2015 the platinum market crashed after it was revealed that the big German car maker Volkswagen had been falsifying exhaust system measurement sparking a scandal dubbed Dieselgate.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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But the first flight in the operation crashed just minutes after takeoff, killing 78 of the nearly 250 children on board.—
Jim Axelrod
June 9,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
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The explosion in the Lebanese capital, which killed more than 200 people and injured thousands, caused devastation to the building and its owners, with the matriarch of the family, 98-year-old Yvonne Sursock Cochrane, eventually succumbing to her injuries.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
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So far this year, one person — a 13-year-old boy — has died from subway surfing, succumbing to his injuries days after falling off the top of a No. 7 train in Queens.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2025
Verb
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Any unused bets will expire after that period of time.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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But in the last several years, especially with the makeup of the General Assembly becoming more progressive, lawmakers let the penalty enhancement provisions expire, made the diversion program permanent and removed its age restriction.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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“Die.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/die. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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