as in death
the state of being dead
the sheer deadness of the corpse was the creepiest thing about it
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Recent Examples of deadness
But then there is that deadness that enters into the closing chapters, which might as easily be called inexorability.
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Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadness
Noun
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In 2023, there were seven positive cases and two deaths, and there were three positive cases and one death in 2022.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The initial air date would have been less than a month after Ozzy’s death, which came two weeks after the rock icon performed his final show, the all-star Back to the Beginning blow-out, at his home soccer stadium, Villa Park, in his hometown of Birmingham, England.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The findings from Southeast Asia push back the timeline of humans using mummification to preserve their dead by thousands of years, said lead study author Dr. Hsiao-chun Hung, a senior research fellow at Australian National University.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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It was built to honor the Confederate dead of Chowan County.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The money was being used to pay for projects in the region like the elimination of malaria and reducing maternal mortality.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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As rhythmic machines press zinc sheets into coffins, factory workers reflect on their own mortality.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An arrest has been made three years after a man’s remains were found buried in a shallow grave, Colorado deputies say.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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His gravelly croak sounds melodic but grave.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Deadness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadness. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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