1
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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2
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
Smoking causes more than seven million deaths globally each year, according to the World Health Organization.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Of that number, 385 attacks and 317 deaths were on Christian people, in which their religious identity played a factor.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 2 Nov. 2025
Sonora Attorney General Gustavo Salas Chávez said preliminary investigations showed the deaths were caused by inhalation of toxic gases.
—NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
There have been 26 pedestrian deaths in Tucson this year, surpassing the 25 total pedestrian deaths in the city in 2024.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Following their deaths, Aileen and her brother, Keith, became wards of the state.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Will next season have around the same number of deaths?
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
If approved for release, the $15 million in planning funds will start with examining the Green Bay Correctional and Waupun Correctional Institutions, where there have been several deaths in recent years.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
But nine more have died in custody so far this year, including two who died particularly gruesome deaths.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Of that number, 385 attacks and 317 deaths were on Christian people, in which their religious identity played a factor.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 2 Nov. 2025
Sonora Attorney General Gustavo Salas Chávez said preliminary investigations showed the deaths were caused by inhalation of toxic gases.
—NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
There have been 26 pedestrian deaths in Tucson this year, surpassing the 25 total pedestrian deaths in the city in 2024.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Following their deaths, Aileen and her brother, Keith, became wards of the state.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Will next season have around the same number of deaths?
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
If approved for release, the $15 million in planning funds will start with examining the Green Bay Correctional and Waupun Correctional Institutions, where there have been several deaths in recent years.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
But nine more have died in custody so far this year, including two who died particularly gruesome deaths.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deaths
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The mission, the fourth of 2025, would also be Starship's first flight since May 27 amid a year plagued by explosive demises for the vehicle.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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But a good time in enviable vacation spots is guaranteed, with ghoulish demises for many principal figures here served up like caviar on sashimi.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Since February 2023, the company has grown in Miami from 800 employees to about 2,000, even including the latest terminations.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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After a week of chaos and confusion, the fates of more than 600 CDC workers hang in the balance now that a federal judge has temporarily blocked their terminations.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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Without Allen and his ability to stretch the field, the Bills' downfalls on defense would likely not have led to a 4-1 record.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Some of those mistakes eventually cause their downfalls.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
21 Aug. 2025
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And in September, there were two back-to-back prison massacres.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Romans were masters at using rewards and punishment to manage foreign states, from grants of citizenship to massacres of rebels.—
Barry Strauss,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Former first-round pick Rhett Lowder is a lock for a 40-man spot, and there are a handful of others still waiting to find out their fates.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Now immigration judges and officials at the Department of Homeland Security seem to be taking sadistic satisfaction in using red tape and legal loopholes to seal their fates.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
25 Oct. 2025
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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.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Two widows cashing out after their husband’s untimely and suspicious passings.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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The recent, tragic passings of Benjamin Kelly, James Maldonado, Christian Collado, and now another man — all in one month — are not isolated incidents.—
Darren Mack,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Once the skis come off, fill your days with excursions to castle ruins, thermal baths, and snowshoeing trails.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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In the end, their misfortune might ultimately present an opportunity to search among the ruins for a trace of dignity and grace.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Deaths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deaths. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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