1
as in victim
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed
the real casualties in the war against drugs are millions of innocent children
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2
as in accident
a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury
casualties at sea that sometimes resulted in great losses of men or even of entire ships
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as in luck
archaic
the uncertain course of events
believes finding one's true love is too important a matter to be left to mere casualty
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Recent Examples of casualty
The casualties put Haiti’s provisional death toll from Hurricane Melissa at 23.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Its fast and furious production schedule does, however, have its casualties.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
The biggest name among the Week 8 casualties is Philly RB Saquon Barkley, though his groin injury is not considered too serious.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
In the absence of independent monitoring on the ground, the ministry is the primary source for casualty data relied upon by humanitarian groups, journalists, and international bodies.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Its fast and furious production schedule does, however, have its casualties.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
The biggest name among the Week 8 casualties is Philly RB Saquon Barkley, though his groin injury is not considered too serious.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
In the absence of independent monitoring on the ground, the ministry is the primary source for casualty data relied upon by humanitarian groups, journalists, and international bodies.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casualty
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Some analysts argue that while Christians have been targeted by Boko Haram and other Islamist groups seeking to impose their extreme interpretation of Islamic law, Muslims, including those considered moderate, have also been victims of those groups.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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According to the investigators' notes, the victims left a sliding door open on the night of the attack for Goncalves' dog, who was found unharmed in her bed.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Unfortunate accidents or something more sinister?—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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The couple also performed as part of Garcia’s side project, the Jerry Garcia Band, from 1976-1978 and formed their own side project, The Ghosts (later the Heart of Gold Band); Keith Godchaux, 32, died from injuries in a car accident in July 1980 shortly after the couple’s first concert together.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
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Rather, the slow start (by Ovechkin’s standards) to this season seemed due more to poor puck luck.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2025
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The team dealt with some tough injury luck and never got on a roll.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Ackerman noted that the number of fatalities in each storm dropped, to no fatalities in the powerful 1998 storm.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Senior local government official Swapnil Dinkar Pundkar has stated that eight of the fatalities are women and one is a child, per the AP.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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Ava was a big athletic blonde who could have had a chance in Hollywood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The question is whether the San Francisco defense can get enough stops to give this offense a chance.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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These details matter because the circumstance of the death – from accidents to malicious murders – could determine the size of the discount.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Restoration success depends on local circumstances, says Smith.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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In March, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recalled 46,000 Cybertrucks over concerns that exterior panels near the windshield could detach while driving, posing a road hazard.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The winds will be strong enough to blow around unsecured objects, which could cause hazards, NWS lead meteorologist Matt Mehle told .—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Casualty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casualty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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