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as in perished
to stop living
the king died of old age after a long and fruitful reign
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as in stopped
to come to an end
the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon
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as in crashed
to stop functioning
fortunately, when the engine died we were only two blocks from home
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Recent Examples of died
After a lifetime of making people laugh, Newhart died on July 18 at his home in Los Angeles.
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Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Adams Earley died in 2002 at age 83 in Dayton.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
One person died and three others were hospitalized following a fire at a residential complex in Bridgeport on Monday.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Michael Brewer, one-half of Brewer & Shipley, has died.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
In the early 1980s, five seniors died after drinking homemade eggnog at a New Jersey nursing home.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
The elder Fink died shortly after the consummation of that deal.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Judy Belushi-Pisano, 73, died July 5.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is requesting help finding the relatives of a man who died this week.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Adams Earley died in 2002 at age 83 in Dayton.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
One person died and three others were hospitalized following a fire at a residential complex in Bridgeport on Monday.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Michael Brewer, one-half of Brewer & Shipley, has died.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
In the early 1980s, five seniors died after drinking homemade eggnog at a New Jersey nursing home.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
The elder Fink died shortly after the consummation of that deal.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Judy Belushi-Pisano, 73, died July 5.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is requesting help finding the relatives of a man who died this week.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for died
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Previous studies of these bones proposed that the inhabitants perished in a house fire.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
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The people who lived here over 5,600 years ago ate mostly plants, farmed, and some may have perished in an accidental fire.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
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The North Carolina State Highway Patrol stopped the car on I-40 near the Duplin County line using a PIT maneuver, according to the release.Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Crucial Buccaneers drives were stopped dead in its tracks.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Similar patterns follow after European contact: When settlers felled northern Wisconsin’s white pine forests, tribes like the Menominee turned to trees such as hemlock and butternut.Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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Tent poles, for instance, are made from trees that have been naturally felled by elephants, and the whole camp runs on solar power.Nicholas DeRenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
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The coach’s assessment might sound surprising considering Smith’s last pass Sunday was an interception that ended the game.Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Starbucks said Workers United prematurely ended discussions this week.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Passing that threshold in one year doesn't mean countries have failed, however.Lauren Sommer, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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According to the union, the company has failed to honor a commitment made in February to reach a labor agreement this year.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
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While many plants have succumbed to winter’s sleep, there are still plenty of flowers to keep your gardens lively and vases full.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Duran, however, succumbed to his injuries two days later.Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
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When his contract at San Siro expired in the summer of 2023, the Slovakia international opted to join PSG, and that move has not panned out for him.Adam Digby, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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After Noel's tenure as sheriff expired in 2022, current Sheriff Scottie Maples' staff discovered a wiretap that led from the assistant chief's office to Noel's former office.Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
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At the end of the nineteen-nineties, the veteran value investor—one that looks for undervalued stocks—shied away from soaring Internet and technology stocks, believing that their prices had departed from financial reality, and that the market was heading for a crash.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Three players had departed for the draft.Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Died.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/died. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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