as in victim
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed
the grim reminder that every holiday weekend inevitably results in a slew of highway fatalities
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Recent Examples of fatality
After the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in 1971, workplace fatalities fell by nearly 70 percent.
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Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Investigators determined Davis had been involved in a single-vehicle crash in the same area prior to the fatality crash, according to a statement sent to The Dallas Morning News Monday.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 11 Jan. 2026
Thirty-eight of the fatalities were identified in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Ilam, Kermanshah, and Fars provinces in central and western Iran, according to the Human Rights Activists group.
—Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
The crash is Kansas City’s third traffic fatality this year, according to Officer Alayna Gonzalez, a spokeswoman for the Kansas City Police Department.
—Kendrick Calfee
updated January 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026
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Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Investigators determined Davis had been involved in a single-vehicle crash in the same area prior to the fatality crash, according to a statement sent to The Dallas Morning News Monday.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 11 Jan. 2026
Thirty-eight of the fatalities were identified in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Ilam, Kermanshah, and Fars provinces in central and western Iran, according to the Human Rights Activists group.
—Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
The crash is Kansas City’s third traffic fatality this year, according to Officer Alayna Gonzalez, a spokeswoman for the Kansas City Police Department.
—Kendrick Calfee
updated January 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatality
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The parents of the victims said the boys met Busfield on the set of the Fox series, The Cleaning Lady, after Busfield joined as a director in season 2, according to the arrest warrant.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Orange County has appropriated nearly $500 million to cover possible payouts to victims of the fire, and as of August had paid more than $39 million in settlements so far.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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The premiere picked up 10 months after the events of Season 1, during which a mass casualty event unfolded in the final episodes.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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The hypersonic Oreshnik intermediate range ballistic missile hit Ukraine’s western Lviv region late Thursday night, although officials there did not mention any casualties.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Fatality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatality. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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