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 No fatalities or major injuries were reported, according to police. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2026 Mamdani said six of the eight fatalities died at the scene of the collapse, and two others died at the hospital. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026 Alongside the three fatalities, the driver had life-threatening injuries, two occupants had serious injuries, and a two-year-old child also had serious injuries. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026 By 2020, the census formally counted only 436 people here, and that was before the COVID-19 pandemic triggered multiple fatalities among the elderly. — John Anglim, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026 At the upper end, that would be more than nine times the combined Soviet and Russian military fatalities in wars since World War II, according to the think tank. — Elsa Ohlen,matthew Tan, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026 As of 2022, seniors represented less than 15 percent of the city’s population but accounted for approximately 45 percent of pedestrian fatalities. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026 The crackdown also took aim at electric bikes and scooters with illegally powerful motors, which have been implicated in multiple fatalities this year. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026 Other foreigners among the fatalities who have been identified include one each from France, Japan, Argentina, Mexico, Portugal, Tunisia and the Czech Republic. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatalities
Noun
  • The number of civilian casualties is steadily creeping up as a result, particularly among Ukrainians.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The article again accuses Hegseth of using military force without congressional authorization and says the strikes led to civilian casualties.
    — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • American women, being birthed as special victims with special status, are not.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Two of the victims were grazed by bullets, and a 20-year-old man was shot in the abdomen, WSOC reports.
    — Mark Price November 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Fatalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatalities. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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