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
Many of the fatalities were from people falling while trying to clear snow away from their homes, the Associated Press reported.
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Several counties have seen serious snowplow crashes this winter, including a fatality in Waukesha County.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
For example, along Florida’s east coast — where temperatures dropped below 24°F — fatalities may have occurred.
—Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
No injuries or fatalities were reported.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2026
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Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Several counties have seen serious snowplow crashes this winter, including a fatality in Waukesha County.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
For example, along Florida’s east coast — where temperatures dropped below 24°F — fatalities may have occurred.
—Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
No injuries or fatalities were reported.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatality
Noun
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Family members of the shooting victims cried as the sentence was handed down.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The victim was taken to Hartford Hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, according to state police.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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By Ukrainian estimates, every square kilometer that Russia occupies costs its military more than 100 soldiers, either dead or gravely wounded, while its average monthly casualties add up to as many as 35,000 troops.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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Calhoun County Emergency Management declared the crash a mass casualty incident because of the number of injuries, according to a news release posted on Facebook.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Fatality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatality. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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