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as in to perish
to stop living
the king died of old age after a long and fruitful reign
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as in to stop
to come to an end
the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon
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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
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
His publicist said Jones died on Sunday and is survived by his seven children, including actress Rashida Jones, USA TODAY previously reported.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Take a die, roll it, and whoever gets a six can chuck it at the nearest band member.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2024
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My grandfather, a rabbi who died this year, made it out of Europe before the Holocaust.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
His publicist said Jones died on Sunday and is survived by his seven children, including actress Rashida Jones, USA TODAY previously reported.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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World & Nation South Korea in shock, grief as 153 die in Halloween crowd surge
Oct. 30, 2022
The investigators found that Seoul police assigned just 137 officers to Itaewon on the day of the crush.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Take a die, roll it, and whoever gets a six can chuck it at the nearest band member.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2024
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In the end, 384 men survived and 828 perished, either in the hold or in the water.Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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The shelter said on Facebook that all of the dogs perished in the blaze.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2024
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The Broad Fire burned around 33 acres, but its forward progress was stopped and firefighters were mopping up late Wednesday afternoon, Malibu’s city government said.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps the one thing people of all political standpoints can agree on this election season is that all these candidate ads need to stop.Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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The algorithm failed to de-age the neck on some subjects.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Taylor, in Bonneville County, has failed to provide any records to that committee for at least eight years.Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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Valor recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock after that as Regis fell a win short of the quarterfinals for the second year in a row.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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That’s in part because Democrats fell short in their bid to flip enough battleground districts in Southern California and the Central Valley to help the national party win a majority.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Next week: Mesa Ridge at Montrose, TBA No. 3 Pueblo West beat No. 19 Golden, 49-7: Two weeks removed from their first loss of the season, the Cyclones ended a streak of three straight Round of 16 exits with a rout of Golden.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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Mikael Granlund and William Eklund scored for the Sharks, who ended their road trip against Metropolitan Division teams with a 1-1-2 record.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Scott crashed into another vehicle while attempting to avoid the shots.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Call it the awkwardness of the pregame: Peacock’s Kornacki cam didn’t work for about ten minutes, and every hour or so, the Multiview feature would crash, reflecting the instability of the streamer’s new infrastructure.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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One of those meteorites eventually succumbed to Earth’s gravitational pull after a lengthy journey through space, sending it on a trajectory that ended in Indiana.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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In 1796, Philipp, only forty-four years old, succumbed to pneumonia.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Just extending the expiring tax cuts would drive up deficits by $4.6 trillion over 10 years, and all of Trump’s campaign plans would add much as $7.75 trillion, according to estimates by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan fiscal watchdog group.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Gensler’s term expires in June 2026, but some researchers expect Gensler to resign from his post.William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Die.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/die. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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