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
Ricochet inches towards conclusions about aging, mortality, career expectations, and the passage of time and usually comes up empty—a true-to-life outcome.
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Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 30 Mar. 2026
Lay out a map of anything of value in Chicago, such as health outcomes, mortality, crime, education achievement and housing access.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The Oldest Person in the World (NY Premiere) – Cult filmmaker, Academy Award-nominee Sam Green’s latest project, an exploration of mortality and celebration of life that reframes cultural attitudes and finds new meaning in the natural process of aging.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
Both global and European population ebbed and flowed from generation to generation, but fundamentally remained static across centuries, held back by truly ferocious rates of infant, childhood, and maternal mortality.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
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Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 30 Mar. 2026
Lay out a map of anything of value in Chicago, such as health outcomes, mortality, crime, education achievement and housing access.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
The Oldest Person in the World (NY Premiere) – Cult filmmaker, Academy Award-nominee Sam Green’s latest project, an exploration of mortality and celebration of life that reframes cultural attitudes and finds new meaning in the natural process of aging.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
Both global and European population ebbed and flowed from generation to generation, but fundamentally remained static across centuries, held back by truly ferocious rates of infant, childhood, and maternal mortality.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortality
Noun
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The abnormality has also been linked to deaths in the National Football League and in other sports such as hockey and soccer.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Nancy Metayer Bowen was a politically-ambitious trailblazer for a new generation of Haitian Americans in South Florida before her tragic death, which is being criminally investigated, was announced Wednesday.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The driver in the Philadelphia crash was later charged with DUI homicide.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The medical examiner determined Moore’s cause of death to be multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death to be homicide.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortality. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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