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
Child mortality was high in Ust’Ida during the first outbreak, and Bratskii Kamen during the second outbreak.
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Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
17 June 2026
Our medical doctors succeeded really beyond our wildest dreams in saving children from mortality and then adults from a series of diseases and postponing our deaths.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Public conversations about fat people have long been saturated with warnings about mortality.
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Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
The Harvard Apple Women’s Health Study noted in a May 2025 update that women who exercise regularly show lower all-cause mortality than male counterparts at equivalent activity levels.
—
Allison Palmer
updated June 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
17 June 2026
Our medical doctors succeeded really beyond our wildest dreams in saving children from mortality and then adults from a series of diseases and postponing our deaths.
—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Public conversations about fat people have long been saturated with warnings about mortality.
—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
The Harvard Apple Women’s Health Study noted in a May 2025 update that women who exercise regularly show lower all-cause mortality than male counterparts at equivalent activity levels.
—
Allison Palmer
updated June 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for mortality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortality
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Juan Andres Gonzalez, 18, is facing a first-degree murder charge in the stabbing death.
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The last goal came at the death, toward the end of stoppage time.
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Police said there were no signs of trauma or foul play and homicide detectives are investigating.
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Pino faced charges of manslaughter and vessel homicide in connection with the crash, which killed 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez.
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“Mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortality. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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