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
Human error is responsible for over 90% of traffic fatalities—AVs could dramatically reduce collisions and save lives.
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Regina Clewlow, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
There were no American fatalities that resulted from the attack.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2025
The biggest land battles — Moscow, Stalingrad and Kursk — were fought on Soviet soil and the 27 million Russian fatalities outweighed U.S. deaths by 54:1.
—Carl Burdette, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
The death Thursday marked the 35th traffic fatality of the year, compared to 48 by this time last year.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025
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Regina Clewlow, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
There were no American fatalities that resulted from the attack.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2025
The biggest land battles — Moscow, Stalingrad and Kursk — were fought on Soviet soil and the 27 million Russian fatalities outweighed U.S. deaths by 54:1.
—Carl Burdette, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
The death Thursday marked the 35th traffic fatality of the year, compared to 48 by this time last year.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatality
Noun
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Upon arrival at around 3:35 a.m., officers witnessed the suspect shoot one of the victims through the open front door.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
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Many of the victims were retired or near retirement—the IRA piece of the business had appealed to them.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Israeli leaders say the system isn’t 100% guaranteed, but credit it with preventing serious damage and countless casualties.—
Christopher Bodeen,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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But the conflict has only escalated, with Russia’s launching some of its most extensive strikes in a war that has claimed hundreds of thousands of casualties, and Ukraine’s carrying out the audacious Operation Spiderweb drone attack, which damaged or destroyed strategic aircraft inside Russia.—
Adam Rasmi,
Time,
20 June 2025
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“Fatality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatality. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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