as in casualties
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 fatalities
The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
Last year, 69 bears were struck and killed by motor vehicles on Connecticut roads, leading to a high number of fatalities in younger bears.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
On the heels of record-low traffic fatalities during 2025, city data shows the first quarter of 2026 to have been among the safest on New York City streets on record.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
Since 2020, there have been more than 33,183 crashes stemming from distracted driving and 162 fatalities.
—Adam Duxter, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
The program, authorized under California Assembly Bill 645, is designed to curb speeding and reduce traffic deaths, as speeding is linked to nearly one‑third of traffic fatalities in Los Angeles, according to LADOT.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The people killed were the latest fatalities among Palestinians in the coastal enclave since an October ceasefire deal attempted to halt a more than two-year war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
The Southland has also seen more rattlesnakes, with two recent human fatalities, as the early heat draws more serpents onto hiking trails.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
Last year, 69 bears were struck and killed by motor vehicles on Connecticut roads, leading to a high number of fatalities in younger bears.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
On the heels of record-low traffic fatalities during 2025, city data shows the first quarter of 2026 to have been among the safest on New York City streets on record.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
Since 2020, there have been more than 33,183 crashes stemming from distracted driving and 162 fatalities.
—Adam Duxter, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
The majority of these strikes happen during the summer, causing around 20 fatalities each year, according to the NWS.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
The program, authorized under California Assembly Bill 645, is designed to curb speeding and reduce traffic deaths, as speeding is linked to nearly one‑third of traffic fatalities in Los Angeles, according to LADOT.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The people killed were the latest fatalities among Palestinians in the coastal enclave since an October ceasefire deal attempted to halt a more than two-year war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
The Southland has also seen more rattlesnakes, with two recent human fatalities, as the early heat draws more serpents onto hiking trails.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatalities
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Andrabi dismissed the accusation, saying Pakistan conducts operations against militants with care to avoid civilian casualties.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Israeli strikes in Lebanon have caused significant civilian casualties and the displacement of more than 1 million people, according to the nonprofit Project HOPE.—
Gonzalo Zegarra,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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Some of the victims had been wearing backpacks equipped with airbags that can help keep people on the surface of an avalanche, but had not pulled the cords to deploy the bags, the report said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Peter Barnum, one of the people on shore who raced to the rescue, described the exhaustion of one of the victims, the father.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Fatalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatalities. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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