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a small cube marked on each side with one to six spots and usually played in pairs in various games he rolled the die, hoping for a six

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Recent Examples of die
Verb
French died Friday in Los Angeles of complications from Alzheimer’s, his wife of 34 years, longtime Days of Our Lives actress Eileen Barnett, told The Hollywood Reporter. Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2025 In 2023, almost 11 million people globally contracted TB, and 1.25 million people died from it. Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
Food poisoning isn’t a rare thing: Every year in the U.S., 48 million people get sick from a foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die—and everyone is at risk. Korin Miller, Health, 29 Nov. 2024 The last bit of skepticism that light is quantized dies. Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for die 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for die
Verb
  • The other person on board, who also perished in the crash, was a flight instructor, too.
    Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Some knew, and competed with, skaters who perished in the crash.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Courtesy of Instagram Her love of personalization doesn’t stop at jewelry.
    Olivia Allen, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Andre then tried to stop the bleeding with a pair of used socks and another man's shirt.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The effort to begin a partition with the Gaza Strip has failed colossally.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • At best, presidents picked up-and-coming party devotees like Elaine Chao, a shameless pro-boss hack, or Tom Perez, a nice guy for sure, who failed to deliver any significant gains for blue-collar America.
    John Samuelsen, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Good news for green energy The cost of a utility-scale solar panels has fallen 82% since 2010, according to the the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Just like this claim, the others will fall apart because there is no truth to them.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • That could well have ended the conservative opposition to the Department of Education.
    Richard Stengel, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Seton Hall ended its nine-game losing streak and improved to 7-18 overall and 2-12 in the league.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The aircraft crashed into a rice field near Ampatuan, a small municipality in the southern Maguindanao del Sur province.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2025
  • According to Sky News, the plane that crashed on Marques de Sao Vicente Avenue in Barra Funda was a twin-engine Beech F90 King Air.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • That proximity to real intimacy without fully succumbing to romantic feelings is so incredibly hot.
    Emily Martin, Them, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Outie Mark grabs his innie’s tie and ascends, with copies of his innies around them also succumbing to the balloon-head disorder.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • With that focus on upcoming free agents, the Bills will look hard at their upcoming group of expiring contracts.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
  • According to a report from Fightful Select, Alexander is expected to head to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) after his TNA contract expired on Feb. 14, 2025.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025

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“Die.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/die. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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