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
There have been no major fires in the Bay Area, Northern California or the Sierra Nevada, with zero fatalities so far and 36 structures burned statewide.
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Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
3 July 2026
While initial reports indicated that nine people had been killed, further investigations on the scene revealed a total of 16 fatalities.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Yet the city suffered more than 50 road fatalities over the past nine years.
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Wes Marshall,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
The Southwest's economy is crumbling under an unprecedented drought and wildfire season, with Colorado experiencing 80,000 acres burned and firefighter fatalities.
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Kelly Fleming,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
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Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
3 July 2026
While initial reports indicated that nine people had been killed, further investigations on the scene revealed a total of 16 fatalities.
—
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Yet the city suffered more than 50 road fatalities over the past nine years.
—
Wes Marshall,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
The Southwest's economy is crumbling under an unprecedented drought and wildfire season, with Colorado experiencing 80,000 acres burned and firefighter fatalities.
—
Kelly Fleming,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for fatality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatality
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The families of the victims said the pain is still as raw to this day.
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Most of the victims lived nearby, and funeral prayers were expected later Tuesday.
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New reads abound for your vacation tote throughout the weeks of July, with fiction picks featuring a Carnival cruise casualty, a highly entertaining jewel heist at the Waldorf-Astoria, and a Soviet-era madcap adventure.
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Ukrainian forces have suffered 525,000 to 625,000 casualties, including 125,000 to 150,000 deaths, the study said.
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“Fatality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatality. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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