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
But one year of high mortality or low birth rates could set the program back.
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Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Its vision is sharp and clever, its humor unexpected, and its handling of themes of mortality and home genuinely moving.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
The mortality ratio for pregnant Black women more than doubled between 2022 and 2023 — and 83% of all deaths were preventable.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Because inadequate rest raises mortality, premature deaths add to the economic headwind.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 4 May 2026
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Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Its vision is sharp and clever, its humor unexpected, and its handling of themes of mortality and home genuinely moving.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
The mortality ratio for pregnant Black women more than doubled between 2022 and 2023 — and 83% of all deaths were preventable.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Because inadequate rest raises mortality, premature deaths add to the economic headwind.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortality
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The music publication Revolver reported in a 2023 article about Cold as Life that the hard rock band continued to perform after its frontman’s death.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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Since 2018, authorities had used advanced DNA evidence to link Brashers to the strangulation death of a South Carolina woman in 1990, the 1997 rape of a 14-year-old girl in Tennessee and the shooting of a mother and daughter in Missouri in 1998.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Stepheny Price is a Writer at Fox News with a focus on West Coast and Midwest news, missing persons, national and international crime stories, homicide cases, and border security.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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The San Diego County medical examiner’s office ruled his cause of death to be asphyxia and classified the manner as a homicide.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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“Mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortality. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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