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What is another word for come to dust?

Pronunciation: [kˈʌm tə dˈʌst] (IPA)

"Come to dust" is an idiom that means to decline or deteriorate, often related to death or decay. Synonyms for this phrase include "decay," "wither," "crumble," "disintegrate," "decompose," "dissolve," and "rot." These words all convey a sense of gradual destruction or breakdown of something once vibrant and alive. Other related phrases include "fade away," "waste away," and "pass into oblivion." These expressions can be used to describe anything from a physical object or structure that is falling apart to the loss of a person's health or mental acuity.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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  • How dispiriting I find it, even after all my personal triumphs, that we must grow up and grow sad, that we must age, weaken, and in time go home to our long home in the ground, and that even golden lads and girls all must, as chimney sweepers, come to dust.
    Joseph Heller
  • Golden lads and girls all must, As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.
    William Shakespeare

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