die

Definition for die

verb as in pass away; stop living

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Strong matches

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

Weak matches

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

Strong matches

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

Weak matches

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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“When the president decides someone has to die, the military becomes his personal hit squad,” military analyst and former Republican Tom Nichols said Monday on MSNBC.

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