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What does die off mean?

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Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To become extinct. (If a group of plants, animals, or people dies off, the entire group dies over a period of time.)
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It sounds like he's hoping that we'll all die off soon and end the arguments.
Until they die off, I fear we'll have little chance of being taken seriously.
As aging Brazil-nut trees die off, they will not be replaced.
I am reminded of so many prominent investigations where witnesses start to die off just before they are to testify.
Farmers in Gambia are despairing as a shortage of rain is causing new seedlings to wilt and die off.
Since there are not enough males and females to propagate the race, both families eventually die off.

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