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 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 About 12 of the fatalities in Florida were either directly or indirectly linked to Donna, and overall the storm resulted in damages worth about $2 billion. David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026 The pandemic brought a huge spike in roadway fatalities on the state’s roads, which peaked in 2022. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026 The number of fatalities dropped by two-thirds compared to the same time period in 2025, when troopers reported 15 deaths and 238 injuries statewide. Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatalities
Noun
  • The film’s title, NAZA, comes from an acronym the Israeli military uses as a shorthand for civilian casualties.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2026
  • There were no immediate reports of casualties on any of the trains.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The victims and the first responders were honored before the game.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In practice, though, victims of instant-payment fraud often recover little.
    Pawan Jain, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Fatalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatalities. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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