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Recent Examples of deathly The deathly avalanche between Camp 2 and Camp 3 always scared me. Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025 Californians must rise and reclaim our Golden State from the deathly and devastating grip of endless bureaucratic cancer. Stepheny Price, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025 For all of those thousands of collegiate Olympians past and present, the roar of the football crowd will be drowned out by the deathly silence of their shuttered programs. Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2024 Gomez has co-led the Hulu series alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short since its 2021 debut, as a band of neighbors who join forces to solve deathly mysteries unfolding around them. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 17 July 2024 The deathly gossip started as St. Patrick’s Day rumo(u)rs that the BBC was on standby for an announcement from the royal family and government buildings were flying flags at half-mast. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024 While attempting to return to their present, a cryptic force emerges and traps them on a strange plot of land, giving them a deathly ultimatum in order to escape. Caroline Brew, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024 The chill of her announcement is accentuated by Muhly’s orchestration, in which bass clarinet, contrabassoon, harp, and cello perform a deathly turn from E major to G minor. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deathly
Adjective
  • Over the past 48 hours, Nepal has been rocked by deadly mass protests led by young people who are frustrated over the country's leadership.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Rip currents are the deadliest of surf-zone dangers, making up the majority of deaths among beach swimmers every year, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This mix of impulsivity and ambivalence highlights why a safe environment – without access to firearms or other lethal methods – can be the difference between life and death for someone in crisis.
    Emmy Betz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Executions are on hold in Idaho as the state prison system remodels its execution chamber in the transition from lethal injection to a firing squad as the lead method.
    Kevin Fixler September 5, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Bautista is already on the roll call as The Kurgen, the movie’s top villain, while Gillan is MacLeod’s Scottish and very mortal wife.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
  • During the events of the season 1 finale, Justin's mortal sons Roman and Milo gained wizard powers.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Researchers measured violent and property crime data from 2023, fatal car accidents, drug overdose deaths and excessive drinking rates.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Here’s what to know about the fatal crash.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This would not be the first NFL opening weekend to stare fans dead in the eye and lie to them.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • For instance, Captain John Boats out of Plymouth during a whale watch last August came across a dead basking shark that was being scavenged by five to six blue sharks.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Deathly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deathly. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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