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
Investigators confirmed three fatalities as of late Sunday afternoon and continued to search for additional victims.
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Lexi Harpster, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2025
The initial fatalities included 10 men, 10 women and a 10-year-old girl, Maina said, per Al Jazeera.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The good news is fatalities are very rare, and wearing a seatbelt almost always prevents serious injury.
—Renée Rigdon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
The mortality rate for chikungunya remains low and fatalities are rare.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
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Lexi Harpster, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2025
The initial fatalities included 10 men, 10 women and a 10-year-old girl, Maina said, per Al Jazeera.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
The good news is fatalities are very rare, and wearing a seatbelt almost always prevents serious injury.
—Renée Rigdon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
The mortality rate for chikungunya remains low and fatalities are rare.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatality
Noun
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The remains of about 1,100 victims are unidentified, the OCME said.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The shooting victims are in stable condition, and Radford is in custody.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Ukrainian casualties are unknown but likely very much lighter.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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During the 1945 battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, which were the closest American ground forces had gotten to the Japanese home islands, American casualties were far higher than those sustained in other battles against Japan.—
Paul L. Newman,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Fatality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatality. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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