die
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Definition of die
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die
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Synonyms & Antonyms for die
Synonyms: Verb
check out, conk (out), croak [slang], decease, demise, depart, drop, end, exit, expire, fall, flatline, go, kick in [slang], kick off [slang], pass (on), pass away, part, peg out [chiefly British], perish, pop off, step out, succumb
Synonyms: Noun
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of die in a Sentence
Verb
She claims she's not afraid to die. He died in 1892 at the age of 37. People in the town began dying suddenly. He died a violent and painful death. Her secret died with her. He's the last of a dying breed.Noun
Each player throws one die. he rolled the die, hoping for a six
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Bernard Francis Grabowski, 96, beloved husband of the late Anne (Gorski) Grabowski, died in Bristol on Friday, August 30, 2019. — courant.com, "Bernard Francis Grabowski," 1 Sep. 2019 Eight of her patients died in her care, federal records allege. — John Caniglia, cleveland.com, "‘Unfathomable’: How 1.6 million pills from a small-town doctor helped fuel the opioid crisis in Ohio," 1 Sep. 2019 The friend who was in police custody died in crossfire. — John Eligon, New York Times, "Recovering the Memory of a Black Church Destroyed During the ‘Red Summer’," 31 Aug. 2019 Haynie died in 2002 and his wife sold what was then a blue-and-white home with a brick courtyard to Kordestani in 2007. — Matthias Gafni, SFChronicle.com, "New $15 million mansion sells in Hillsborough. Dream home? Nope, teardown," 30 Aug. 2019 The 23-year-old died in the crash, along with nine of his shipmates. — Jon Kelvey, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Fallen Manchester sailor remembered with fundraising event, commemorative beer from Monument City Brewing," 30 Aug. 2019 Mama Ninfa was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999 and passed away in 2001, but her luminary status as a restauranteur didn’t die with her. — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, "El Tiempo owner plans new restaurant concept at Liberty golf course," 29 Aug. 2019 George Jackson Barker George Jackson Barker, 90, died in his Mount Dora, Florida home on Saturday, August 24 of heart failure. — orlandosentinel.com, "Deaths in Central Florida: 8/29," 29 Aug. 2019 Two people died in an Aloha crash around 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. — oregonlive, "Two killed in Aloha crash Wednesday evening," 28 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Mass die-offs of fishing birds commonly occur during red tide blooms, because the birds eat fish and crustaceans contaminated with the toxins. — Emily Atkin, The New Republic, "The Frightening Spread of Toxic Algae," 28 Aug. 2019 Pesticides have been causing mass die-offs of bees that play Oscar-caliber supporting roles as pollinators in food production; now climate change is making life even harder for these beneficial insects. — Amanda Little, Time, "Climate Change Is Likely to Devastate the Global Food Supply. But There's Still Reason to Be Hopeful," 28 Aug. 2019 The department hasn’t seen fish die-offs from the warm water, but Ivey said high temperatures can result in stressful conditions for spawning salmon due to lower levels of oxygen in the water. — Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News, "Record heat has Susitna Valley silver salmon in hot - and low - water," 21 Aug. 2019 None of the fish showed signs of lesions, parasites and infections, so the scientists concluded the die-off is connected with the heat wave. — Doug Criss, CNN, "5 things to know for August 19: Potential mass shootings arrests, Afghanistan wedding attack, Brexit," 19 Aug. 2019