Die
Die verb - To come to an end.
Usage example: the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon
Nearby Word: died
Prolong
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Granted, most people don't want to die, but Roderick doesn't show any guilt that a number of other people have given up their lives to prolong his.
Source: Videogame / Dark Tales - In a desperate attempt to prolong the Age of Fire when the First Flame started to flicker and die, he split his own soul apart and made himself kindling for the First Flame.
Source: How the Mighty Have Fallen - In the present, Chrono stays in Sleep-Mode Size most of the time to prolong Rosette's life, though she is still doomed to die at an early age.
Source: Game-Breaking Injury
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Prolong and Die. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/die/prolong
Die & Prolong. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/die/prolong>.
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