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 deaths of co-stars Hardwick and Jonathan Joss, who voiced John Redcorn, are acknowledged, adding an emotional potency that King of the Hill is better equipped to handle than, say, Happy Gilmore 2 was able to integrate its own brushes with cast mortality.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
Researchers examined 170 separate indicators — from mortality and chronic disease to mental health, obesity, sleep quality and even the timing of puberty—and found a steady, cross‑cutting decline.
—John Samuels, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
As the owner’s personal life spins out of control, Bert’s malady makes all the animals grapple with their own thoughts on mortality and freedom.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
Indiana’s rates of maternal mortality, especially among Black women, are some of the highest in the nation — 73% higher than their white peers according to 2021 data.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
Researchers examined 170 separate indicators — from mortality and chronic disease to mental health, obesity, sleep quality and even the timing of puberty—and found a steady, cross‑cutting decline.
—John Samuels, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
As the owner’s personal life spins out of control, Bert’s malady makes all the animals grapple with their own thoughts on mortality and freedom.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
Indiana’s rates of maternal mortality, especially among Black women, are some of the highest in the nation — 73% higher than their white peers according to 2021 data.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortality
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After mourners left thousands of tributes to the late heavy metal legend on Black Sabbath Bridge in Ozzy’s native Birmingham, England following his death from a heart attack on July 22 at age 76, those flowers and keepsakes have been preserved and cataloged for posterity.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the days following Osbourne’s death, nine of Osbourne’s albums found their way back onto the U.K. charts.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Yogurt Shop Murders is a new HBO documentary about the unsolved 1991 homicide of four teenage girls in Austin.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Cincinnati's homicide and shooting incident rates are currently higher than those of New York City and Chicago.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortality. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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