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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Despite being Germany’s most advanced nuclear pile, B8 fell short of the critical 100% mark even as Allied forces marched on the German capital.

— Mike McRae October 06, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
Messi just fell short of winning back-to-back World Cups when defending champion Argentina was beaten by Spain 1-0 in the final in July in New Jersey.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of fell short

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The deal is Novo’s second since its investor day last week, when its pledges to boost growth with new drugs fell flat.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
Instead, the administration has proposed cutting more than 9,400 of my fellow workers and launched a new effort to privatize TSA — Horizon 25 — after the TSA Gold+ privatization campaign fell flat.

— Hydrick Thomas, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

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