DIED ON THE VINE Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

died on the vine

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past tense of die on the vine

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to be unsuccessful Her plan to write a memoir died on the vine.

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Recent Examples of died on the vine With all of the experimentation, a lot of fruit died on the vine, and honest post-mortems tell us that business impact was minimal. — Cheryl Johnson, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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District 4 candidate Christina Romelus had 40% of the vote with all precincts counted but fell short of the 50% threshold.

— Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Texas ultimately fell short of the 12-team CFP while the Buckeyes lost their last two games, the latter in the CFP quarterfinals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of fell short

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Just last year, Nate Bargatze entered Emmys night as a peak-of-fame comedian, and ended the evening as the object of mass audience disgruntlement after a running joke about winners’ lengthy speeches taking money away from children in need fell flat.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
But when the game still mattered, when the starters were out there, the Panthers fell flat.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026

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