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
Hospitals prepare for more casualties Hospitals are in crisis mode across Lebanon after the attacks.
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Nada Bashir, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
Among the casualties of Operation Epic Fury’s first day were more than a hundred and seventy-five people, most of them little girls, at the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school, in the southern city of Minab.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
The clock officially ran out on the proposal late Monday night as the state legislative session ended, a casualty of internal party disagreements.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
No direct casualties were reported.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
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Nada Bashir, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026
Among the casualties of Operation Epic Fury’s first day were more than a hundred and seventy-five people, most of them little girls, at the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school, in the southern city of Minab.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
The clock officially ran out on the proposal late Monday night as the state legislative session ended, a casualty of internal party disagreements.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
No direct casualties were reported.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casualty
Noun
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One of the victims, a 36-year-old man, suffered multiple gunshots to his body and was pronounced dead at the scene.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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The three other victims were taken to the hospital by private vehicle and later released, according to authorities.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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An unborn child was fatally shot when a gun fired by accident during a family dispute, according to police in North Carolina.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2026
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This is not happening by accident.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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And if the basketball gods were just, the Warriors would be provided a play-in loss — Wednesday or Friday, either will do — and lottery luck.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Rory McIlroy faded his tee shot into the pine straw, forcing a dramatic finish for his second consecutive Masters title, a final round that saw the Northern Irish golfer press his luck on the final few holes.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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This reduced, but did not eliminate, underride fatalities.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The investigation led authorities to update the death toll to 25 fatalities.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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That means runners of all abilities are welcome, their marathon is not timed, and everyone will get the chance to break the finish line tape.—
Courtney Cole,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Batters don’t really have a chance to get too comfortable.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Two people died last week in similar circumstances off the coast north of Calais.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Given these circumstances, most of the music written for mandolin (eighty-five volumes were published in Paris between 1761 and 1783) was intended for amateurs, often women.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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The funds will be used to make Americans with Disabilities Act improvements on roads and walkways, such as tactile paving surfaces designed to alert the visually impaired about hazards such as road crossings and drop-offs.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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None of the approvals made this week includes hazard mitigation funding, a once-typical add on to disaster declaration support that helped communities build back with more resilience.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Casualty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casualty. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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