casualties

noun

plural of casualty
1
as in fatalities
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed the real casualties in the war against drugs are millions of innocent children

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2
as in accidents
a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury casualties at sea that sometimes resulted in great losses of men or even of entire ships

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3
as in chances
archaic the uncertain course of events believes finding one's true love is too important a matter to be left to mere casualty

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Recent Examples of casualties Those casualties are hard to count because Russia does not report them. — Diana Dukhanova, The Conversation, 6 July 2026 Fighting in Jonglei has intensified in recent days, with an unknown number of casualties. — ABC News, 7 July 2026 When fighting resumed, the ongoing number of civilian casualties and wide destruction in the Gaza Strip remained high. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026 Ground robots can resupply frontline positions or evacuate casualties without exposing another crew to drone attack. — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 There have been no US casualties or major damage to the facilities, Reuters reports, citing a US official. — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 29 June 2026 One study estimates that infectious diseases were responsible for 90% of casualties in the Continental Army. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 6 July 2026 The cannons would've sunk just weeks before the Battle of Savannah, known as one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolutionary War, with over 800 casualties in under an hour. — Amy Galo, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026 The war is now concentrated in the Kordofan, Darfur and Blue Nile states, with drone warfare causing 60% of casualties, according to UNICEF. — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casualties
  1. fatalities
  2. accidents
  3. chances
  4. victims
  5. luck
  6. circumstances
  7. hazards
Noun
  • The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.
    — KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • The three fatalities are believed to have been children all under the age of 13, CBS Chicago reports, citing law enforcement sources.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of fatalities
Noun
  • The idea is to allow for accidents, miscommunications or misunderstandings that the participants agree should not scuttle talks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • Small accidents, although no fault of your own, may cause this.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2026
Definition of accidents
Noun
  • Skies will become partly sunny, and rain chances will drop considerably.
    — Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026
  • The second half started much like the first half, as both teams created occasional chances, with most of the action coming from the Spanish.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of chances
Noun
  • The families of the victims said the pain is still as raw to this day.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • Dozens of mourners were seen gathering outside the victims’ homes to offer condolences.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Definition of victims
Noun
  • The group of death in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers wasn’t enough, because in Egypt’s next attempt to reach the finals in 2006, their luck put them in a group with Didier Drogba’s Ivory Coast and Samuel Eto’o’s Cameroon.
    — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • In retrospect, the result looks less like luck than like a compounding advantage.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Definition of luck
Noun
  • This can cause loss of control in extreme circumstances, especially when the road conditions aren’t prime.
    — Keith Laing, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Hours after the shooting, Salgado Araujo’s son, Ronaldo Salgado, shared a message on Facebook remembering his father and disputing the circumstances surrounding his death.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Definition of circumstances
Noun
  • Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
  • Mixtures are the rule, not the exception Decades of research on the health effects of individual chemicals have helped scientists identify hazards, estimate safe exposure levels and develop regulations.
    — Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
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