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
The exact number of those injured, as well as whether there were any fatalities, was not shared.
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Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Troopers arrived at the area after reports of a crash with multiple fatalities, involving a black Lexus sedan and a gray GMC SUV.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 27 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, 26 Sep. 2025
The deaths are the first two traffic fatalities of the year in Newark, police said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
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Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Troopers arrived at the area after reports of a crash with multiple fatalities, involving a black Lexus sedan and a gray GMC SUV.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 27 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, 26 Sep. 2025
The deaths are the first two traffic fatalities of the year in Newark, police said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatality
Noun
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Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Management said in a statement that 77 victims were taken to hospitals for treatment.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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To Dan Gilleon, who represented many of Fischer’s victims in civil court, those cases are evidence of how much higher the true public costs of litigation against the county are.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Having said the previous day that 17 had died, the fire department adjusted that to 14, saying some casualties had been counted twice.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Fatality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatality. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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