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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Louis Casiano, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
The first person in New York state to be diagnosed with eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in nearly a decade has died, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office announced Monday.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2024
John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2024
The collection includes a chess knight—which may have been used by real knights—alongside a six-sided die and four pieces shaped like flowers.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
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Verb
Marcellus Williams, 55, died by lethal injection, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his request to intervene.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
The first person in New York state to be diagnosed with eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in nearly a decade has died, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office announced Monday.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2024
Noun
Unlike the others, which veer on flamboyance, this pin is nonchalant — an orange shield with a golden sword and mace behind it, topped by a 20-sided die, the kind prevalent in tabletop games such as Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2024
The collection includes a chess knight—which may have been used by real knights—alongside a six-sided die and four pieces shaped like flowers.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
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“Die.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/die. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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