Breaking down
Die and breaking down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Die" instead a verb "Breaking down".
Die
Die verb - To stop living.
Breaking down and die are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breaking down" instead a verb "Die".
Nearby Word: died
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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A deleted scene even has Paulie breaking down and saying it should have been him who died.Paulie: (sobbing) Why didn't I die instead of my sister?
Source: Film / Rocky Balboa -
If you die this way the camera sticks around long enough to see the character metamorphose into a grotesque Scurge monster before breaking down.
Source: Stalked by the Bell -
Angrily declaring that she hadn't given him permission to die, then breaking down in tears.
Source: Anime / Tenchi Muyo!
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