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 majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Numerous injuries were reported from the storms, but there were no fatalities.
—David Yeomans, CBS News, 19 June 2026
The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
In 2020, there were just four fatalities linked to the drug; in 2021 that number rose to 90.
—Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat, STAT, 18 June 2026
Three spearfishing divers have been killed by sharks off the Australian coast since May 16, bringing the total of fatalities in the nation this year to four.
—ABC News, 13 June 2026
Other Midwestern communities have not reported fatalities, but sustained serious damage.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 June 2026
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 June 2026
More than 900 Palestinians killed since ceasefire began The fatalities were the latest in the coastal enclave since an October ceasefire deal attempted to halt a more than two-year war between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas group in Gaza.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Numerous injuries were reported from the storms, but there were no fatalities.
—David Yeomans, CBS News, 19 June 2026
The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
In 2020, there were just four fatalities linked to the drug; in 2021 that number rose to 90.
—Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat, STAT, 18 June 2026
Three spearfishing divers have been killed by sharks off the Australian coast since May 16, bringing the total of fatalities in the nation this year to four.
—ABC News, 13 June 2026
Other Midwestern communities have not reported fatalities, but sustained serious damage.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 June 2026
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 June 2026
More than 900 Palestinians killed since ceasefire began The fatalities were the latest in the coastal enclave since an October ceasefire deal attempted to halt a more than two-year war between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas group in Gaza.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatalities
Noun
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The Targaryen civil war has been a bit of a slow burn so far, though both sides of the family have suffered major casualties.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Pumphrey was one of 14 casualties from the Battle of Camden who were reburied in 2024.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Noun
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The Israeli strikes killed five people around the town of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, according to the official news agency NNA, and the army said a soldier was along the victims.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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As distressing as their circumstance is, Naim and Ryan are unmistakably positioned as heroic lovers, not victims-to-be.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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“Fatalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatalities. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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