1
as in victim
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed
the real casualties in the war against drugs are millions of innocent children
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2
as in accident
a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury
casualties at sea that sometimes resulted in great losses of men or even of entire ships
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as in luck
archaic
the uncertain course of events
believes finding one's true love is too important a matter to be left to mere casualty
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Recent Examples of casualty
There were no reports of casualties or damage.
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
Ukraine said last month that North Korean troops had sustained more than 4,000 casualties, including both those killed and injured.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
And while the ongoing airstrikes have wrecked the Houthis by taking out vital missile-launching facilities with no U.S. casualties, the Democrats attacked Trump and his defense and intelligence team for leaks over the attack plan.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
So far, no Chinese national casualties have been reported.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Landon Mion, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
Ukraine said last month that North Korean troops had sustained more than 4,000 casualties, including both those killed and injured.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
And while the ongoing airstrikes have wrecked the Houthis by taking out vital missile-launching facilities with no U.S. casualties, the Democrats attacked Trump and his defense and intelligence team for leaks over the attack plan.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
So far, no Chinese national casualties have been reported.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casualty
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Once identified, the kit dynamically loads a counterfeit login page tailored to that provider, often with the victim’s email address already filled in.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Preliminary investigation indicates there was an incident between people in the parking lot just before the victim was shot.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2025
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Lacy already was facing criminal charges stemming from a fatal car accident in Louisiana last December that had clouded his NFL prospects.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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In January, Lacy was charged with negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and reckless operation of a vehicle after police said Lacy caused a December 17 automobile accident in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, that killed 78-year-old Herman Hall and injured two other people.—
Wayne Sterling,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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The massive success can be seen in real time, as the electronic signup sheet typically fills up and spills over onto a waitlist within minutes of it being emailed out—we’ve tried each month to snag a spot with no luck, just to test this theory.—
Sophie Liza Cannon,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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And if this isn’t an isolated incident, then this presents a huge problem for the remnants of humanity, most of whom have survived through a mixture of luck and simply being able to outthink these single-minded creatures.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2025
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In the last two decades, five helicopters on commercial sightseeing flights have crashed into the Hudson and East rivers due to mechanical failures, pilot errors, or collisions, resulting in 20 fatalities.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Apr. 2025
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The 46 economists surveyed by Wolters Kluwer Blue Chip Economic Indicators estimate a 47% chance of recession, up from 25% in February.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Fire’s best chance came in the 88th minute when Jonathan Bamba’s point-blank shot was stopped by Ustari.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Although Obama’s circumstances as wife to a president are certainly extraordinary, her comments immediately resonated with women across the country because of their universality.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Mind you, this form of optimism isn’t about slapping a smiley face on dire circumstances and forging ahead.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Yet at least one in three Americans lives in a place where the air is still a health hazard.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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Its signature hazard is the 60-feet-long bunker placed in the middle of the fairway, about 100 yards from the green.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Casualty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casualty. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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