Die and Lead

Die

Die verb - To stop living.

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Lead and die are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead a verb "Die".

Nearby Word: died

Lead verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.

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Die and lead are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Die" instead a verb "Lead".

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

life	die life	lead life
attack	die attack	lead attack
hero	die hero	lead hero
men	die men	lead men
Other words: someone, way, world, fight, battle, times, fans, lives.

It was foretold that after he accomplishes his most recent task, he is fated to either die or lead a long happy life.

Source: Theatre / The Women of Trachis
Alternately the reasoning is that the hero just has a single lead, and each lead gives him/her one more name or clue before they die.

Source: Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Leaving them to the brink of health will lead them to prefer killing themselves and blowing up as many of your team as they can instead of waiting patiently to die.

Source: Video Game / Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne

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