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
Their expedition is intended to raise awareness and financial support for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which supports responders and military who sustained life-changing injuries and fatalities.
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Twenty-five percent of those fatalities were speed related.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
No reports of fatalities or severe injuries had been publicly reported as of mid-afternoon Saturday.
—Katie Lauer, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
The crash is Kansas City’s eighth traffic fatality of 2025, according to Capt. Jake Becchina, a spokesman with KCPD.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2025
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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Twenty-five percent of those fatalities were speed related.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
No reports of fatalities or severe injuries had been publicly reported as of mid-afternoon Saturday.
—Katie Lauer, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
The crash is Kansas City’s eighth traffic fatality of 2025, according to Capt. Jake Becchina, a spokesman with KCPD.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Fatality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatality. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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