Break up
Break up verb - To come to an end.
Usage example: the meeting broke up when all the business for the day had been completed
Die
Die verb - To come to an end.
Usage example: the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon
Nearby Word: died
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- They've stated that if any of them quit or die, the band will break up permanently.
Source: Long Runner Line Up - Shawn was a die-hard Cory/Topanga shipper to the point that he takes their final break up in high school worse then Cory and Topanga do themselves.
Source: Shipper On Deck / Live-Action TV - Elisa uses this to break up a fight between them (one that Thailog stands to benefit from if they die) by "killing" Demona temporarily.
Source: Immortal Life Is Cheap
Cite this Source
Die and Break up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/break_up/die
Break up & Die. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/break_up/die>.
Die or Break up. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/break_up/die.
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