die out

verb

died out; dying out; dies out

intransitive verb

: to become extinct

Examples of die out in a Sentence

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The fish had effectively died out of these waters years earlier, but have since persisted in the clean water. Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024 As vaudeville dies out, desperation drives the little group first apart and then into a burlesque house. Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024 Covington, who fights out of Florida, had the crowd behind him to start the fight, but the chants for Covington died out quickly thanks to Buckley's striking acumen. Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 That decline is most visible through the emergence of scores of ghost towns and villages — locations with none or virtually nil inhabitants, deserted as local populations leave or die out. Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for die out 

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of die out was in 1853

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“Die out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20out. Accessed 1 Jan. 2025.

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