as in victim
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 fatality
In Israel, the military said two soldiers were killed in fighting in southern Lebanon — the first Israeli military fatalities since the start of the war last weekend.
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Sunday’s death is the 72nd Brightline fatality in Broward County, and the fourth in Broward this year.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
In Israel, the military said two soldiers were killed in fighting in southern Lebanon — the first Israeli military fatalities since the start of the war last week.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
The explosion took place less than a month after another blast in the same city that damaged 25 homes but caused no injuries or fatalities.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
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Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Sunday’s death is the 72nd Brightline fatality in Broward County, and the fourth in Broward this year.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
In Israel, the military said two soldiers were killed in fighting in southern Lebanon — the first Israeli military fatalities since the start of the war last week.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
The explosion took place less than a month after another blast in the same city that damaged 25 homes but caused no injuries or fatalities.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatality
Noun
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The March 2 indictments allege that Brigham used Snapchat and text messages to talk to his victim, at one point receiving a photo of the girl’s genitalia.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
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In some cases, the department inadvertently released nude photos showing the faces of potential victims as well as names, email addresses and other identifying information that was either unredacted or not fully obscured.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The United States military was likely responsible for the strike on an elementary school in southern Iran that killed scores of children, the deadliest incident of civilian casualties in the US and Israel’s almost week-long war with Iran, according to CNN and expert analysis of evidence.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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The bloodshed marks the shooting with the most casualties in Travis County in at least 12 years and among the highest victim counts of shootings in Texas during that period, according to an American-Statesman analysis of Gun Violence Archive data.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Fatality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatality. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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