death toll
noun
: the number of people who die in an accident, disaster, war, etc.
Three people who were injured in the accident have died, pushing the death toll up to 116.
The virus's death toll is expected to rise.
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The Afghanistan Disaster Management Authority put the overall death toll at nine.
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Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
The death toll remains at 13 service members killed in combat.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
The death toll in this post has been updated.
—Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
The war has now gone on for more than a month, and the death toll from the conflict is nearing 5,100 across the Middle East, according to MS NOW.
—Leslie Josephs,jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
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Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
The death toll remains at 13 service members killed in combat.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
The death toll in this post has been updated.
—Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
The war has now gone on for more than a month, and the death toll from the conflict is nearing 5,100 across the Middle East, according to MS NOW.
—Leslie Josephs,jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Death toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20toll. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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