as in death
the state of being dead
the sheer deadness of the corpse was the creepiest thing about it
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Noun
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Possible complications can include lung failure and death, with about one in 10 people who get sick dying from the disease due to complications from illness, CDC said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025 -
The Tennessean analyzed more than four years of death data between 2020 from the Department of Correction across all prisons and found deaths occurred disproportionately in CoreCivic facilities.—
Melissa Brown,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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While conducting a sweep of nearby buildings, university police found the 14-year-old dead at Casas del Rio, a student housing center in Albuquerque.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Corrections officers found the 37-year-old dead from an apparent suicide in his cell Saturday, days before the hearing, where prosecutors were expected to outline the case against him.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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These are heavy thoughts, and a Phillies clubhouse that is older than most is acutely aware of baseball mortality.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Until then, this disease has the potential to cause high rates of deer mortality particularly in the Midwest, where the deer population hasn't developed resistance to the disease.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
The Enquirer,
19 Aug. 2025
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In the years since Trump pulled off his shocking upset victory over Hillary Clinton, the Democrats have been laboring under a series of myths about themselves and Trump that have compelled them to continue digging their own graves.—
Isaac Schorr,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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He’s buried in an unmarked grave at the foot of the Skull Tree.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Deadness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadness. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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