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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Those numbers didn't make headlines and, some experts fear, were obscured by the death toll.
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Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The headline was updated to indicate the earthquake's death toll.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
According to an August investigation by The Guardian, Israeli figures estimate that 8,900 Hamas fighters have been killed, representing roughly 17% of the total Gaza death toll.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Authorities said during an evening briefing that two additional bodies were recovered at the church, adding to an earlier death toll of two.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
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Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The headline was updated to indicate the earthquake's death toll.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
According to an August investigation by The Guardian, Israeli figures estimate that 8,900 Hamas fighters have been killed, representing roughly 17% of the total Gaza death toll.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Authorities said during an evening briefing that two additional bodies were recovered at the church, adding to an earlier death toll of two.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Death toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20toll. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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