Die
Run on
Run on verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.
Usage example: allow the savings account to run on for now
Both terms in one sentence
- As note at the top of the page, Marvel and DC run on anyone can die (flagship characters like Spider-Man, Superman, and Batman die all over the place), but the catch is that Death Is Cheap to extremes.
Source: Anyone Can Die / Comic Books - Matt Fraction's run on Uncanny X-Men is pretty hated by all but his most die-hard fans for many reasons.
Source: Dork Age / Marvel - Towards the end of Darwyn Cooke's run on The Spirit, the titular vigilante evokes the trope by name after being nearly beaten to death by Big Bad El Morte, ripping his mask off while saying "I want to die as me".... He doesn't actually die, but it does invoke this trope.
Source: Dying as Yourself
Cite this Source
Run on and Die. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/die/run_on
Die & Run on. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/die/run_on>.
Run on or Die. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/die/run_on.
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