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
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2025
So Hood piled into his car and drove all night to visit the dying 75-year-old.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
This was yesterday’s extra puzzle: 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, 27 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Character actor Denis Arndt, who appeared in Basic Instinct, a slate of David E. Kelley shows and earned a Tony nomination for his role in Broadway’s two-hander Heisenberg, has died at the age of 86, his family announced in an obituary published Wednesday.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2025
So Hood piled into his car and drove all night to visit the dying 75-year-old.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
Mulligan hands Thompson a comically oversized 20-sided die, a boulder in Thompson’s petite arms.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
This was yesterday’s extra puzzle: 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, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for die
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In turning the lens on Cromwell, whose role is much less conspicuous in history, Straughan offers a broader portrait of the world around King Henry, one that lived, thrived and perished by his orders.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2025
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Although there was no urgency this time—the men at the summit had already perished—Vin left her in a leaky tent on the glacier at the base camp, alone, with only the wind and heavy snow for company.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
16 Mar. 2025
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There’s nothing to stop this being made available to other OEMs.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Tell her to stop being stingy and pay for her own subscriptions.—
Karen Fratti,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Aim for Outsized Returns Given that most innovation initiatives will fail, the successful projects must generate returns that justify the overall investment.—
Jessica Mendoza,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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But signing Wilson, the No. 2 pick in the 2021 draft who failed with the New York Jets, was a surprise.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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Amid controversy and lukewarm reviews, the opening weekend haul falls short of Tim Burton’s Dumbo, which opened to $45 million in 2019.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
23 Mar. 2025
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Still, relative humidity values are expected to fall below 25 percent outside of the mountains and around 25 percent in the mountain valleys, with higher values in the higher elevations.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Mar. 2025
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The set debuts with 298,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending March 20, according to Luminate.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 Men’s March Madness PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For as satisfying as St. John’s resurrection has felt, the ending verse was about as empty as imaginable.—
Brendan Quinn,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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In three months, Trump has crashed the stock market and spiked costs.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2025
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The mountain peaks jetted into a cloudless Dodger-blue sky as the wind whipped and the waves beneath crested and crashed.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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All the Sumerian cities of Mesopotamia succumbed to the same fate and were conquered by Sargon.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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An estimated 1,323 Californians have succumbed to the flu as of the week ending March 8, including 19 children.—
Harriet Blair Rowan,
The Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Yuichi Yamazaki | Afp | Getty Images Garden said that a growing audience is changing the way the league is thinking about its next media rights contract, with both its international and domestic deals expiring after the 2028 season.—
Ian Thomas,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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The three-pointer streak ended, and the clock expired after a layup, turning what was a blowout into an exciting thriller at the end.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Die.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/die. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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