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
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
Ian King, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
For the period between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, Dell Children's performed 12 transplants and had one patient die.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 5 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
They are built by stacking multiple memory dies, each thinner than a human hair, with microscopic precision.
—Ian King, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
For the period between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, Dell Children's performed 12 transplants and had one patient die.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for die
Verb
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Cookie perished, to say nothing of the dog.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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The three perished when the plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Asking the engineers to stop designing a firing squad chamber for the state of Idaho to execute death-row prisoners.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Yankees went a perfect 5-for-5 with ABS challenges in Monday’s 2-1 walk-off loss to the Mariners, but that didn’t stop Boone and company from barking at home plate umpire Mike Estabrook.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the video, Woods can be seen wearing a blue polo shirt and leaning against the patrol car while failing the sobriety tests.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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In other words, when a job requires multiple steps, creativity, or precision, AI replacements are more likely to fail than succeed.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Throughout the property, the original building's bones— beams, tiles, pillars, and window frames—were gently restored to show their age and patina, not conceal it.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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Crumbled sidewalks were replaced by planks that covered the sludge that concealed the ancient wood fretwork that buried the bones of the metropolis and its people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That’s led to a generation of kids being treated as Big Tech guinea pigs and falling student achievement scores.—
Abby McCloskey,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The follow-up Saturday just fell short of also being special.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Oh, and after a Collins strikeout finally ended the streak in the sixth, Isbel promptly led off the bottom of the seventh with a home run.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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According to Max Preps, the JSerra Lions ended the 2025 season with a 3-7 record and went 0-5 in the Trinity League against powerhouse like Mater Dei.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Witnesses saw the aircraft flying low, then take a steep right turn before crashing into the building about six miles south of the airport in Lantana, according to the report.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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Its intelligence is unclear — did the spaceship that crashes in Antarctica at the beginning of the film belong to the Thing, or its unfortunate host?—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Shepard uses her last ounce of strength to kill the final hitman before succumbing to her injuries.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Elaine Dube succumbed to her injuries and died at UMass Medical Center in Worcester.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Die.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/die. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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