as in death
the death especially of large numbers of people or animals
Tuberculosis was a leading cause of mortality back then.
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Recent Examples of mortality
The national assessment particularly focused on the relationship between cancer mortality and proximity to nuclear power plants.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Avalanche airbags can be part of a backpack and can be manually deployed in an avalanche situation, and can reduce the risk of mortality when overtaken by a slide.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Green’s decline and battle with his own mortality have been well-documented.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Vehicle collisions on the road are a top cause of bear mortality.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Avalanche airbags can be part of a backpack and can be manually deployed in an avalanche situation, and can reduce the risk of mortality when overtaken by a slide.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Green’s decline and battle with his own mortality have been well-documented.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Vehicle collisions on the road are a top cause of bear mortality.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortality
Noun
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The Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office later ruled her death a suicide.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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The case marks the first time Google has been sued over a death linked to its flagship artificial intelligence tool.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Fort Worth police homicide investigators determined a large group of people were gathered in the parking lot outside a warehouse on Northwest 35th Street when a fight broke out and shots were fired early Sunday, police have said.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2026
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Officers searched the Downtown Commons area near the Yard House restaurant and a Holiday Inn as homicide detectives and crime scene investigators processed the scene.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortality. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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