life-and-death
adjective
variants
or less commonly life-or-death
: involving or culminating in life or death : vitally important as if involving life or death
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Dr. Seth Berkley, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
With their senseless violence, these killers are bringing a part of that networked, online chaos to tangible, life-and-death reality.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
The trailer shows the brothers running from several life-and-death scenarios, as Vince (Bateman) drags his brother into his mess.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Residents learn to care for critically ill patients, a process that demands intensive hours, extensive study outside of work to prepare for cases, and the emotional resilience to confront life-and-death situations daily.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Dr. Seth Berkley, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
With their senseless violence, these killers are bringing a part of that networked, online chaos to tangible, life-and-death reality.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
The trailer shows the brothers running from several life-and-death scenarios, as Vince (Bateman) drags his brother into his mess.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Residents learn to care for critically ill patients, a process that demands intensive hours, extensive study outside of work to prepare for cases, and the emotional resilience to confront life-and-death situations daily.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Life-and-death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-and-death. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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