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
Frieden said that, by the time health workers detected this latest outbreak, cases have outnumbered those reported at the start of the 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa, which caused over 28,000 cases and 11,325 deaths over two years.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Those figures included three deaths.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Their deaths were not inevitable — they were exposed to, and in many cases were pushed harmful content online, the kind any child could encounter.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
There’s multiple heists, a massive, blockbuster-level shootout in the streets of Los Angeles, a pair of shocking deaths and plenty of pending trouble left on the table.
—Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
The cause of the deaths remains under investigation.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
The second time was in 2012 in an outbreak in Isiro, Congo, where 57 cases and 29 deaths were reported.
—Chinedu Asadu, Fortune, 17 May 2026
The area was the site of the second largest Ebola outbreak in history, which ran from 2018 to 2020, involving 3,470 cases and 2,287 deaths.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 17 May 2026
What more can be done to prevent these deaths?
—NBC news, 10 May 2026
Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Those figures included three deaths.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Their deaths were not inevitable — they were exposed to, and in many cases were pushed harmful content online, the kind any child could encounter.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
There’s multiple heists, a massive, blockbuster-level shootout in the streets of Los Angeles, a pair of shocking deaths and plenty of pending trouble left on the table.
—Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
The cause of the deaths remains under investigation.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
The second time was in 2012 in an outbreak in Isiro, Congo, where 57 cases and 29 deaths were reported.
—Chinedu Asadu, Fortune, 17 May 2026
The area was the site of the second largest Ebola outbreak in history, which ran from 2018 to 2020, involving 3,470 cases and 2,287 deaths.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 17 May 2026
What more can be done to prevent these deaths?
—NBC news, 10 May 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.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Nov. 2025
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The Daily Dividend General Motors employees laid off by the automaker this week detailed their terminations to CNBC's Michael Wayland.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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The Justice Department argues not just that the terminations were done legally, but also that the law creating the program bars judges from reviewing any part of the government’s decision-making process.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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Now, as crypto analysts speculate whether further downfalls are in Bitcoin’s future, crypto bros are struggling to maintain a cohesive narrative in the face of such epic volatility.—
Joe Wilkins Published Jan 29,
Futurism,
29 Jan. 2026
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There are massacres and repression, but the Iranian people keep hoping and going back to protest and demand their rights.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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And always these massacres were preceded by vilification, by slanders.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
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Yet this is also a meeting of the world’s two most powerful presidents, so ever present amid the discussions of airplane and soybean purchases will be the fates of two other nations, Iran and Taiwan.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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And within his own country’s history, particularly, Dhont discovered the fates that met would-be deserters who were caught — brutal sentences often leading to death.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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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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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.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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The ruins of the theater have long since been carted away.—
James Verini,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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The team had been checking for ruins around the Bauhaus retail center before further commercial development proceeded in the area, continuing work started in 2011 with the discovery of an early Christian church there.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
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“Deaths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deaths. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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