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
According to a 2025 study published in The Lancet, walking 7,000 steps per day was associated with up to a 47% lower risk of all-cause mortality in subjects.
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Hunter Boyce, AJC.com, 5 Jan. 2026
If nothing else, these past three weeks revealed a whiff of mortality in Oklahoma City.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Childhood mortality is a solid indicator of poverty, the report said.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
On average, around 20,000 children under 5 are said to be hospitalized annually, with younger children (under 6 months) facing the highest mortality risk, highlighting the importance of annual vaccination, according to the CDC.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
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Hunter Boyce, AJC.com, 5 Jan. 2026
If nothing else, these past three weeks revealed a whiff of mortality in Oklahoma City.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Childhood mortality is a solid indicator of poverty, the report said.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
On average, around 20,000 children under 5 are said to be hospitalized annually, with younger children (under 6 months) facing the highest mortality risk, highlighting the importance of annual vaccination, according to the CDC.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortality
Noun
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Lopez Lyman speaks about the January 7 death of Renee Nicole Good, a white woman and legal observer who was shot and killed by an ICE officer, and compares the current situation to the time following police officer Derek Chauvin’s murder of George Floyd in 2020.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Dodgers’ latest mega-millions acquisition that set off another round of dire forecasts of the death of competitive balance was made official on Wednesday with Kyle Tucker introduced at Dodger Stadium.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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The suspect, 27-year-old Eric Ramon Alcantara-Guevara, is charged with vehicular homicide, DUI and leaving the scene of an accident knowing a death resulted following the crash Sunday night on Interstate 640 West in Knoxville.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The double-homicide led to an intense, days-long manhunt for the suspect.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortality. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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