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as in demises
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
we were all saddened by the death of our friend
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as in terminations
the act of ceasing to exist
the death of the Soviet economic system in the wake of the breakup of the USSR
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as in downfalls
something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life
that muscle car will be the death of him yet
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as in massacres
the killing of a large number of people
thousands of soldiers were lost on the field of death
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Recent Examples of deaths
In 2024, roughly 48,800 Americans died by suicide, a slight decrease from the peak of nearly 49,500 deaths in this manner in 2022.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
The Consumer Product Safety Commission also estimated that, in 2024, there were approximately 14,700 fireworks injuries and 11 deaths, marking a 50% increase over the year before.
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Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
5 July 2026
New Jersey officials believe extreme heat has caused 25 deaths since July 2, the most of any state so far.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
The study’s authors did a similar examination of overdose deaths in Florida, back when that state was Ground Zero of rehab fraud.
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Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
5 July 2026
That war has resulted in the deaths of at least 72,000 Palestinians.
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John Blake,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
Two deaths have been reported in Hinds County, Mississippi, and one in Cook County, Illinois, officials said.
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Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
5 July 2026
Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
France reported a surge in deaths last week, including a sharp increase at private homes, especially in the Paris region, the national public health agency said Sunday.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
The Consumer Product Safety Commission also estimated that, in 2024, there were approximately 14,700 fireworks injuries and 11 deaths, marking a 50% increase over the year before.
—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
5 July 2026
New Jersey officials believe extreme heat has caused 25 deaths since July 2, the most of any state so far.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
The study’s authors did a similar examination of overdose deaths in Florida, back when that state was Ground Zero of rehab fraud.
—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
5 July 2026
That war has resulted in the deaths of at least 72,000 Palestinians.
—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
Two deaths have been reported in Hinds County, Mississippi, and one in Cook County, Illinois, officials said.
—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
5 July 2026
Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
—
Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
France reported a surge in deaths last week, including a sharp increase at private homes, especially in the Paris region, the national public health agency said Sunday.
—
ABC News,
28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deaths
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SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company Musk founded in 2002, has endured a few more fiery demises of the mammoth Starship rocket since that explosive debut.
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No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.
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Lower court judges had postponed the terminations of the programs.
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The terminations were made even though countries such as Haiti and Syria remain dangerous, immigration lawyers said.
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What appears to be a series of dramatic personal downfalls is in fact part of a broader pattern shaped by the country’s political system.
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Lushly photographed and boosted by a few killer tracks, Daisy Jones & the Six delivers the lurid delights and downfalls of a satisfying behind-the-music tale.
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The issue has been particularly salient for low-income families living near fields of coca, the shrub used to make cocaine, as human rights organizations documented more than 50 massacres in Colombia just this year.
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The massacres, which resulted in the deaths of roughly 100,000 Polish civilians, are officially classified as a genocide by Warsaw, a characterization Kyiv denies.
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As the book published, the two wanted to know the fates of some of the US pilots lost in combat in Thailand, including McKinney.
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As the pressure builds on Putin, elites around him are thinking about their own fates, and finding the likes of Aleksandr Lunin to voice their fears.
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As a reminder, the Mission San Juan Capistrano tour ends at the ruins of what’s now called the Great Stone Church, which collapsed in an 1812 earthquake that killed 40 Acjachemen worshippers.
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The engineer flew in from Tampa to try and find her mother, sister, brother-in-law and nephew in the ruins of their nine-story apartment building, sleeping on the ground since arriving two nights ago.
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Hands-down one of the most disgusting movies ever made (a compliment), the film finds the indefatigable slasher, who was decapitated at the end of Terrifier 2, reattaching his head and commencing his ritual slaughters.
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What stood out most, however, was just how emotional the event was, particularly considering the many recent passings of some of our most beloved film and TV luminaries.
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When annual results are compiled each January, winners tend to be amateur grim reapers who predicted a mix of shocking young deaths and the passings of anyone over 90.
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