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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Melissa's death toll Jamaica's death toll has risen to 45, and another nine deaths are still being investigated, said Dana Morris Dixon, minister of education, skills, youth and information.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
With a death toll of over 75 across the Caribbean, Hurricane Melissa significantly impacted the region, particularly Jamaica, Cuba and parts of Haiti.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
The death toll across the region was seventy-five, according to Hernandez Mejia.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
The death toll climbs to 13 after a victim dies at UofL Hospital.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
With a death toll of over 75 across the Caribbean, Hurricane Melissa significantly impacted the region, particularly Jamaica, Cuba and parts of Haiti.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
The death toll across the region was seventy-five, according to Hernandez Mejia.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
The death toll climbs to 13 after a victim dies at UofL Hospital.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Death toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20toll. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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