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
The Glass Fire has been more destructive than the Zogg Fire, which has damaged or destroyed 180 structures and torched 56,000 acres, though there have yet to be an injuries or fatalities reported in the Glass Fire.
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
The Journal Sentinel reported that as of Friday, at least 39 people have died in crashes in Milwaukee this year, marking a decrease in fatalities of about 25% from last year, according to police.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
More than 40,000 civilian casualties with 11,000 of those being fatalities.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Of those,11 collisions resulted in fatalities.
—Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2025
While not a national park, the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, which straddles Arizona and Nevada, ranked the highest in fatalities.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2025
Winners in the first-ever Initiative for Global Road Safety Speed Challenge, including Bogotá, Colombia, which experienced zero fatalities in the first six months after implementing a series of safety initiatives, were announced on Wednesday by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
The Journal Sentinel reported that as of Friday, at least 39 people have died in crashes in Milwaukee this year, marking a decrease in fatalities of about 25% from last year, according to police.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
More than 40,000 civilian casualties with 11,000 of those being fatalities.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Of those,11 collisions resulted in fatalities.
—Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2025
While not a national park, the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, which straddles Arizona and Nevada, ranked the highest in fatalities.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2025
Winners in the first-ever Initiative for Global Road Safety Speed Challenge, including Bogotá, Colombia, which experienced zero fatalities in the first six months after implementing a series of safety initiatives, were announced on Wednesday by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatalities
Noun
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A number of foreign nationals are also among the casualties and injured, local officials said.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Their ability to operate autonomously in hazardous conditions could reduce human casualties in urban or amphibious battles.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ten victims will testify on Wednesday, some of whom haven’t spoken since Epstein’s first arrest in 2005.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Sep. 2025
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The victims' identities have not been released.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Fatalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatalities. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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