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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
  • However, as Chambers’ trial kicked off on Friday, her attorney, Mark Thiessen, suggested an alternate reason for the deadly crash.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Because gas leaks can lead to fires or explosions, and CO can be deadly even in small amounts, both types of detectors are critical for home kitchen safety.
    Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • None of the agencies have claimed responsibility for using less-lethal weapons.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But the lethal force has raised several legal questions, as past administrations have relied on law enforcement to interdict drug shipments.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • As both Hernández and Freeman asserted, Ohtani has quite the gap between him and a mortal man, but there are four more wins the Dodgers need to earn before the storybook season can be complete.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Dicker’s fifth and final field goal was straight and true despite a high snap on the winning kick against the Dolphins, a mortal lock if ever there was one.
    Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Such a slow start proved fatal to Yeovil, who went on to finish bottom of the table after being made to wait until October 26 for their first Huish Park victory at the seventh attempt.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Shortly after being taken away by paramedics, the father of Owens' four children was informed over the phone that her injury proved fatal.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Mental health advocates said Lauren Spors' encounters with law enforcement in the days and hours before her mother was found dead show multiple points of possible intervention.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Carrig and her newborn baby were pronounced dead at the scene, and Haile was taken to a local hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, the DA said.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Deathly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deathly. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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