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
All of the fatalities occurred in the northeastern part of San Antonio, where officials discovered more than a dozen vehicles submerged in floodwaters.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
According to the report, there were 47 accidents last year across the airline industry, including 12 hull losses, and 187 fatalities.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 June 2025
The death had been the state's fourth snow slide fatality that month.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Of those, 94 fatalities are attributed to rainfall flooding.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 1 June 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
According to the report, there were 47 accidents last year across the airline industry, including 12 hull losses, and 187 fatalities.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 June 2025
The death had been the state's fourth snow slide fatality that month.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Of those, 94 fatalities are attributed to rainfall flooding.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatality
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Jones added what doesn't make sense in all this is Gov. Gavin Newsom's Democratic Party continues to push to protect perpetrators instead of victims and using the Menendez brothers' case to get their bill across the finish line.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
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These tactics are designed to lead the victim straight onto a negotiation footing where the attacker has the upper hand.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The ward was struck by a Russian airstrike on March 9, 2022, causing significant destruction and civilian casualties.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Here’s where damage and casualties could be the worst Big changes coming to Disneyland ‘Monsters, Inc.’ is out; ‘Avatar,’ ‘Coco,’ ‘Avengers’ are in.—
Karim Doumar,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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“Fatality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatality. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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