1
as in perishes
to stop living
the king died of old age after a long and fruitful reign
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in stops
to come to an end
the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in fails
to stop functioning
fortunately, when the engine died we were only two blocks from home
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of dies
If the president dies, resigns, or becomes incapacitated, the vice president will serve as interim president for the remainder of the seven-year tenure.
—
ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
No baseball community dies harder, without reward, than the Rockies faithful, spring after spring.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Rachel ultimately dies but is resurrected as the Witness, a figure bound to observe future events tied to the family.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
However, in season two, Moore’s character evolved from a mostly background figure into a central power player, stepping in to lead her late husband’s oil empire after Monty dies suddenly at the end of the first season.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The Lobos will be tested by Tulsa, which lives and dies by the 3-point shot.
—Garrett Chorpenning, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The curse is then passed onto his family — with Death coming for those (played by Jennifer Jason Leigh and Gus Birney) who didn’t marry their true soulmates — and Rachel dies a bloody death.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
If a single atom of that sample decays, the vial breaks, and the cat dies.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Michael Kennedy dies in a skiing accident Michael Kennedy, also a son of Robert and Ethel, was killed in a skiing accident in Aspen, Colorado, on New Year's Eve in 1997.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
No baseball community dies harder, without reward, than the Rockies faithful, spring after spring.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Rachel ultimately dies but is resurrected as the Witness, a figure bound to observe future events tied to the family.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
However, in season two, Moore’s character evolved from a mostly background figure into a central power player, stepping in to lead her late husband’s oil empire after Monty dies suddenly at the end of the first season.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The Lobos will be tested by Tulsa, which lives and dies by the 3-point shot.
—Garrett Chorpenning, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The curse is then passed onto his family — with Death coming for those (played by Jennifer Jason Leigh and Gus Birney) who didn’t marry their true soulmates — and Rachel dies a bloody death.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
If a single atom of that sample decays, the vial breaks, and the cat dies.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Michael Kennedy dies in a skiing accident Michael Kennedy, also a son of Robert and Ethel, was killed in a skiing accident in Aspen, Colorado, on New Year's Eve in 1997.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dies
Verb
-
Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.—
Margaret Heidenry,
Vanity Fair,
24 Dec. 2025
-
Factory ships deplete fisheries in a matter of years and an inordinate amount of sea life also perishes in their nets.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
Much of physicists’ intuition stops being helpful in an expanding universe.—
Shalma Wegsman,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Mar. 2026
-
The run hits major arenas including Chase Center in San Francisco, United Center in Chicago, TD Garden in Boston and stops across Canada, before closing out at the band’s home turf.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
But, elsewhere in Cook County, property taxes are what school districts must turn to when the state fails to support public education at the level most other states do.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
-
Then, an ultrasound mid-way through pregnancy showed that her baby had anencephaly, a fatal condition in which the skull fails to develop properly.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
That means Easter Sunday never falls later than April 25.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2026
-
On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
The exact place where South ends and North begins was carefully pointed out to me by a group of Southern men tidying the ditches for the local council.—
Colm Tóibín,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
-
Once the countdown ends, users are shown detailed, text-heavy outlooks — including conditions, storm chances, wind speeds and temperatures — presented in bold gradient panels and block-style fonts.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Unfortunately, Omnissa’s data didn’t detail exactly how many crashes both Windows and Mac computers suffered in absolute terms, only that Windows came in behind Macs.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
-
For the second time this week, a delivery robot crashes into a bus shelter, this time on the city's Near North Side.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
But her character succumbs to Ducournau’s convoluted plotting.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
-
The 11-year-old titular character in Hamnet, up for Best Picture, succumbs to the plague.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Moran earned an annual base salary of $186,953, and his contract expires June 30.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2026
-
Her current status expires at the end of April.—
Mathew Miranda
Updated March 31,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dies. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
