death toll

noun

: the number of people who die in an accident, disaster, war, etc.
Three people who were injured in the accident have died, pushing the death toll up to 116.
The virus's death toll is expected to rise.

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The Red Cross put the death toll closer to 425,000. Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025 The coroner confirmed to ABC News on Tuesday that another individual in the pile-up was also pronounced dead, bringing the death toll to eight. Mason Leath, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025 With Tuesday’s strike, the campaign’s death toll now stands at 27. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025 The death toll rose as thousands of soldiers scoured the destruction left in the wake of the receding waters, clearing roads blocked with trees and cars to rescue the missing. Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for death toll

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“Death toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20toll. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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