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dying words
noun as in swan song
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The talkative nymph Echo was cursed by the goddess Hera to only repeat the dying words of others.
From Seattle Times
“Kiss me, Hardy” were the dying words of which naval hero?
From Slate
"My grandmother’s dying words were literally, ‘Marry Korean!'"
From Reuters
An officer was fired for using a chokehold on Eric Garner, a Black New Yorker whose dying words “I can’t breathe” became a chant in protests against racial injustice.
From Seattle Times
“Her mother’s dying words were, ‘You take care of your brother,’” Ms. Stroman said.
From New York Times
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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