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die down

verb

(of some perennial plants) to wither and die above ground, leaving only the root alive during the winter
to lose strength or power, esp by degrees
to become calm or quiet

The best way to fix the Internet would be to let the Kardashian butt hysteria die down.

“I expected it to die down,” Dick said of the reaction to The Invisible War.

Conversely, former Wall Street whipping boy Goldman Sachs has seen the heat die down.

The issue would flare up, then die down, then flare up again.

Between rumors of a tryst with NBA player Glen Rice and allegations of cocaine use, we doubt this one will die down anytime soon.

Yet it was not so, since the pain would die down, while the wound would leave no scar.

This wind would not die down; they were sure to make a quick run, and would be in before dark.

For perhaps five minutes nothing could be noticed; then, almost imperceptibly, the smoke began to die down.

It will for a time grow larger and larger, and then the plant will wither and die down to the place from which the head springs.

After flowering the plants will die down and the tubers, after drying off, may be placed in a dry, warm place until spring.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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