as in death
the state of being dead
the sheer deadness of the corpse was the creepiest thing about it
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Noun
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Using models, the authors estimated the impact of USAID funding on deaths from 2001 to 2021.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 July 2025 -
Ashton Town Football Club, which plays in Division One North of the North West Counties League, released a statement on social media confirming the death of 47-year-old Wright, the wife of team chairman Chris Wright.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Five minutes later, officers found the 26-year-old dead with a gunshot wound.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2025
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As Joel talks to Ellie, a different solemn moment unfolds in Salt Lake City, where the young survivors of Joel’s Firefly massacre bury their dead and try to figure out what happened.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The study found that more than 91 million deaths were prevented by USAID funding to low-income and middle-income countries over the 21-year study period, including a 65% reduction in mortality from HIV/AIDS and a 51% reduction from malaria.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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Smaller, but still statistically significant reductions in mortality were seen for tuberculosis, nutritional deficiencies, diarrhoeal diseases, maternal and perinatal conditions and lower respiratory infections.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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And while the Marine Corps at the time worked to remove and relocate the marked graves, experts speculate there were plenty of unmarked burial plots in the area.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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Cemetery employees told police the grave was intact when the cemetery closed Monday, Gonzalez said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2025
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“Deadness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadness. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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