go extinct

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Slightly more informal than 'become extinct'.

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  • Many species go extinct due to habitat loss.
  • Scientists warn that polar bears might go extinct within decades.
  • Without conservation efforts, tigers could go extinct in the wild.
  • Climate change is causing coral reefs to go extinct rapidly.
  • The dodo bird went extinct in the 17th century.
  • Experts predict that many languages will go extinct this century.
  • If we don't act now, rhinos will go extinct forever.
  • Overfishing has caused several fish species to go extinct.
  • The last mammoth populations went extinct about 4,000 years ago.
  • Researchers study why certain animal groups go extinct while others survive.