as in victim
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed
the grim reminder that every holiday weekend inevitably results in a slew of highway fatalities
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Recent Examples of fatality
Much like the games that inspired it, the movie looks to have plenty of violence and viscera, with each bout typically ending with gruesome fatalities — meaning any number of the film’s new and old characters could end up on the chopping block.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2025
June and August typically see a higher number of fatalities as a result of lightning strikes, according to data from the National Lightning Safety Council.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
The alarming rate of city pedestrian crashes Statistics on pedestrian injuries and fatalities
Recent data on pedestrian accidents paint a dire picture of city safety concerns.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
Human infections and fatalities from plague are relatively rare in the U.S.; according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seven human cases are reported annually on average.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 15 July 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2025
June and August typically see a higher number of fatalities as a result of lightning strikes, according to data from the National Lightning Safety Council.
—Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
The alarming rate of city pedestrian crashes Statistics on pedestrian injuries and fatalities
Recent data on pedestrian accidents paint a dire picture of city safety concerns.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025
Human infections and fatalities from plague are relatively rare in the U.S.; according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seven human cases are reported annually on average.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatality
Noun
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Democratic members of Congress have objected to the wave of settler violence, arguing that U.S. citizens are falling victim.—
Noah Robertson The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
26 July 2025
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Councilwoman Tammy Hawkins drew parallels to other high-profile cases, suggesting the victim, Latasha White, deserves the same level of respect and investigation as Crystal Rogers and Breonna Taylor.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Watson, 46, who as deputy criminal chief was serving in one of the office’s senior positions, became another casualty in President Donald Trump’s mission to purge anyone found to have worked in some way for special counsel Jack Smith.—
Jay Weaver
July 14,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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The Battle of the Somme ground on for another four months, at the cost of more than a million British, French, and German casualties.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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“Fatality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatality. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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