as in suicide
the suffering and death of a martyr
He suffered martyrdom for his religious beliefs.
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Written on the bandana, in Urdu and English, were slogans indicating the wearer’s readiness for martyrdom.
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Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
The full extent of his martyrdom is hard to measure over the course of a movie that barely engages with anything beyond its own bile.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
That shift — from individual heroics and martyrdom to collective problem-solving — is one of the quiet skills portfolio careers demand.
—Alli Kushner, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
That martyrdom can be the cost of such a revelation, and that change might be possible only through injury or death, is a sad commentary on the human brain and heart.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
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Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
The full extent of his martyrdom is hard to measure over the course of a movie that barely engages with anything beyond its own bile.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
That shift — from individual heroics and martyrdom to collective problem-solving — is one of the quiet skills portfolio careers demand.
—Alli Kushner, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
That martyrdom can be the cost of such a revelation, and that change might be possible only through injury or death, is a sad commentary on the human brain and heart.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for martyrdom
fatality
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The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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As of March 12, the 13th day of the war, official tallies from the UAE's Ministry of Defense show air defenses intercepted 268 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,514 drones, with six fatalities and 131 injuries reported.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Martyrdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/martyrdom. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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