deadness

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
  • Police say that early in the morning of Nov. 13, 2022, the four college students were stabbed to death at an off-campus house on King Road in Moscow, Idaho, where three of them lived.
    Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • Their widowed neighbour, Daming, grieves over the death of the last of his three sons, while his mother devises a secret plan for another grandson.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • As Joel talks to Ellie, a different solemn moment unfolds in Salt Lake City, where the young survivors of Joel’s Firefly massacre bury their dead and try to figure out what happened.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025
  • However, because the Romans cremated their dead for many years, archaeologists have not found many gladiator bodies.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Yet a shattering tragedy at around the film’s mid-point upsets that trajectory entirely, as their convoy of cars become stationary, and confrontations with mortality must be sought.
    David Katz, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
  • Early improvement in life expectancy came from reducing childhood mortality.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • One of those preparations included Kody, 56, opting to dig Garrison's grave.
    Dory Jackson, People.com, 19 May 2025
  • The holiday typically includes community tributes and visits to cemeteries to decorate graves with American flags each year on the last Monday in May.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
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“Deadness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadness. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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