as in death
the death especially of large numbers of people or animals
Tuberculosis was a leading cause of mortality back then.
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Recent Examples of mortality
In Spain, more than 200 people have died due to the heat wave over just four days, according to data estimates from the country’s mortality monitoring system, reported Thursday.
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Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Best and Last makes a mockery of growing old, entering the real world, trying to hold back the wrinkles and the aches and the creeping sense of mortality.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The availability of such medications in jail can improve mortality and health outcomes both during incarceration and after release.
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Hannah Harris Green,
STAT,
26 June 2026
But in Faiz’s poem, the union with the beloved also contains an acute awareness of mortality and the transience of beauty – a recognition of what has been lost, and the suffering still to come.
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Krupa Shandilya,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
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Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Best and Last makes a mockery of growing old, entering the real world, trying to hold back the wrinkles and the aches and the creeping sense of mortality.
—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The availability of such medications in jail can improve mortality and health outcomes both during incarceration and after release.
—
Hannah Harris Green,
STAT,
26 June 2026
But in Faiz’s poem, the union with the beloved also contains an acute awareness of mortality and the transience of beauty – a recognition of what has been lost, and the suffering still to come.
—
Krupa Shandilya,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mortality
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Benning's cause of death was a fatal combination of a large amount of cocaine dissolved in alcohol, medical examiners testified during Taylor's trial.
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According to a Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner death investigation report obtained by USA TODAY on July 1, Ransone's brother told an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department that the actor had a history of suicidal ideation.
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Investigators said Edmond purchased the firearm in Georgia just 36 days before it was allegedly used in the homicide.
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Quigley has pleaded not guilty to motor vehicle homicide in the December 2023 Woburn crash that fatally injured 37‑year‑old Special Olympian Angelo Schettino, who died a month later.
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“Mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortality. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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