die

Definition for die

verb as in pass away; stop living

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conk, croak, decease, demise, depart, drop, finish, suffocate

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be no more, be taken, breathe one's last, cease to exist, drop off, give up the ghost, go way of all flesh, kick the bucket, relinquish life, rest in peace

verb as in wither, dwindle

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deteriorate, disappear, end, expire, fail, fall, pass, stop, vanish

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abate, bate, crumble, decay, decline, degenerate, dilapidate, diminish, droop, ebb, fade, halt, lapse, moderate, molder, rankle, recede, retrograde, rot, sink, slacken, subside, wane, weaken, wilt

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break down, ease off, fade away, fade out, fizzle out, go bad, go downhill, let up, lose power, melt away, peter out, run down, run low, run out, wear away

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But over the next hour, the blaze died down considerably and the skies largely cleared while bright, strong flames continued to burn near the southern portion of Chevron’s plant.

From Los Angeles Times

They had planned to meet to talk about campaigning for a change in the law, but Steve suffered a heart attack and died earlier this year, on the first anniversary of Sophie's death.

From BBC

He was also told his brother had been taken hostage and had died in Gaza, probably in an Israeli attack.

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"The old me died in jail and new version of me was reborn," he writes.

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The BBC has obtained a recording of a meeting last year with the family of the man who died.

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