lifelessness

as in death
the state of being dead the sight of her husband's corpse, in all of its embalmed lifelessness, was heartbreaking

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Noun
  • The death was confirmed on Swaggart’s social media accounts Tuesday morning.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 July 2025
  • Impacts were recorded in six locations, but no civilian deaths were reported.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Five minutes later, officers found the 26-year-old dead with a gunshot wound.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025
  • As Joel talks to Ellie, a different solemn moment unfolds in Salt Lake City, where the young survivors of Joel’s Firefly massacre bury their dead and try to figure out what happened.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Smaller, but still statistically significant reductions in mortality were seen for tuberculosis, nutritional deficiencies, diarrhoeal diseases, maternal and perinatal conditions and lower respiratory infections.
    Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 1 July 2025
  • The study found that more than 91 million deaths were prevented by USAID funding to low-income and middle-income countries over the 21-year study period, including a 65% reduction in mortality from HIV/AIDS and a 51% reduction from malaria.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 July 2025
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“Lifelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelessness. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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