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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The pedestrian’s death marks Kansas City’s 52nd traffic fatality of 2025, compared to 73 fatalities at the time last year, Becchina said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
8 Oct. 2025
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Soon after Kirk’s death, supporters of the 31-year-old conservative activist began to grapple, publicly, with conflicting narratives about his stance on Israel.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 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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Falling in love, becoming a parent, and facing one’s mortality all fit into this category.—
Carolyn Dewar,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
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Navajo County is expecting stressors as a result of the Medicaid cuts, Lacapa said, including an uptick in mental health issues, overload of emergency services, and increases in patient mortality.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some old stories, like bodies in Wisconsin graves, really don’t need to be dug up.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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Gein only admitted to the killing of two women, Worden and Mary Hogan, and stealing corpses from graves.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Deadness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadness. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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