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
In the United States, 20% of all fatalities onboard aircraft between 1891 and 1990 were caused by fires, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The shooting continues a trend of deadly violence in Kansas City, where altercations result in fatalities by gunfire.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The storms caused catastrophic damage and multiple fatalities.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The shooting continues a trend of deadly violence in Kansas City, where altercations result in fatalities by gunfire.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The storms caused catastrophic damage and multiple fatalities.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatality
Noun
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The most successful so far comes from Tampa, where a circuit court judge in August reaffirmed a statewide injunction pausing DOAH hearings after a Hurricane Milton victim argued the company was violating his rights.—
Mario Ariza,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
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The motion is still pending, and families of the crash victims urged the court to reject it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No casualties have been reported.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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For the new study, the scientists looked at something called the disaster database, a global list of disasters maintained by university researchers, to identify heat waves with significant casualties, economic losses and calls for international assistance.—
Julia Simon,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Fatality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatality. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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