die out
Britishverb
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(of a family, race, etc) to die one after another until few or none are left
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to become extinct, esp after a period of gradual decline
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Overnight rain in England and Wales will largely die out and skies will brighten.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
"If you respect your guests, nothing will die out."
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
“Better to let the rebellion die out on its own,” Mr. Kelly writes of their attitude.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
He was starting to worry that he would actually die out there, waiting on the side of the road, in the freezing cold.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
I tried to explain what Togbe had told me about how the dam had changed salt levels in the Lower Volta, making waterweeds and bilharzia spread, and causing the clams to die out.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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