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 money was being used to pay for projects in the region like the elimination of malaria and reducing maternal mortality.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
As rhythmic machines press zinc sheets into coffins, factory workers reflect on their own mortality.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
This tender short honors life while confronting mortality with grace and reverence.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Reckoning with one’s athletic mortality, of course, is something that every weekend warrior and elite endurance athlete must, at some point, do.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
As rhythmic machines press zinc sheets into coffins, factory workers reflect on their own mortality.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
This tender short honors life while confronting mortality with grace and reverence.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Reckoning with one’s athletic mortality, of course, is something that every weekend warrior and elite endurance athlete must, at some point, do.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortality
Noun
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In 2023, there were seven positive cases and two deaths, and there were three positive cases and one death in 2022.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The initial air date would have been less than a month after Ozzy’s death, which came two weeks after the rock icon performed his final show, the all-star Back to the Beginning blow-out, at his home soccer stadium, Villa Park, in his hometown of Birmingham, England.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On the morning of June 3, Pandora's mother, Simone Kjolsrud, told The Republic that on May 26, the pair were victims of a double homicide while the teens were on a camping trip.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Her death was listed an apparent homicide by the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortality. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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