fatalities

plural of fatality
as in casualties
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed the grim reminder that every holiday weekend inevitably results in a slew of highway fatalities

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Recent Examples of fatalities In addition to the two fatalities, several people were injured that day. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 The four are the only fatalities whose identities have been confirmed so far. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 The sport could no longer pretend that fatalities were random acts of God rather than the predictable output of a system not designed carefully enough. — Jessica Vitiritti, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The proper accounting of military fatalities has implications beyond public transparency. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026 The classification covers incidents involving aircraft destruction, fatalities, or qualifying damage exceeding $2 million. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026 These three groups of immediate actions are just a first step in what needs to be a long-term, committed effort by the City Council, the mayor, the city clerk and city agencies to address preventable traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities. — Daniel La Spata, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 Florida has most lightning fatalities in nation Florida leads the nation in lightning deaths, according to AccuWeather. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 Or how both buildings collapsed, as if in slow-motion, claiming fatalities floor by floor, then block by block. — David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatalities
Noun
  • The congregants did not know that a man police say was driven by hatred had allegedly arrived with weapons and the capacity to cause mass casualties.
    — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Three gang members died in the operation, the force reported, and there were no casualties among force members.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • During a meeting with French bishops on Sunday morning, Leo praised their response to victims and urged them to continue.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • South African police said Monday that another body of a woman was discovered in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, bringing the total number of female victims recently found in the area to 11.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Fatalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatalities. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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