1
as in victim
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed
the real casualties in the war against drugs are millions of innocent children
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2
as in accident
a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury
casualties at sea that sometimes resulted in great losses of men or even of entire ships
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as in luck
archaic
the uncertain course of events
believes finding one's true love is too important a matter to be left to mere casualty
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Recent Examples of casualty
Each would entail a course of the war with different territorial, political, and nuclear consequences, as well as additional civilian and military casualties.
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Janina Dill, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2025
The delay, observers say, is both a matter of funding as well as safety, which hit home Sunday when the mission confirmed its first casualty, a Kenyan police officer.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
Russia has not released recent figures on its casualties, but Ukrainian military officials place them higher, saying total casualties, including injuries and deaths have reached 854,280 since the invasion began.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, both sides have been reluctant to provide specific casualty figures.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
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Janina Dill, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2025
The delay, observers say, is both a matter of funding as well as safety, which hit home Sunday when the mission confirmed its first casualty, a Kenyan police officer.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
Russia has not released recent figures on its casualties, but Ukrainian military officials place them higher, saying total casualties, including injuries and deaths have reached 854,280 since the invasion began.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, both sides have been reluctant to provide specific casualty figures.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casualty
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Reporters, family members of Sigmon's victims and his lawyer will view the execution inside the same building used for all executions over the past 35 years, although prison officials say the glass separating the witness room from the death chamber is now bulletproof.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Newsom holds the ultimate trump card in their case, with the ability to grant clemency to the brothers whose case became a political football and was passed from one district attorney to another, becoming at-risk of becoming a victim of ongoing culture wars.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Nets did follow up that accident by becoming the first team all season to fail to score 100 points against the Washington Wizards.—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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In addition to the sheriff’s office, the Carpentersville and West Dundee fire departments and the Carpentersville Police Department also responded to the accident scene, a West Dundee fire department news release said.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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The discovery was a stroke of geological luck; Zhurong's beach would probably have eroded away into something unrecognizable over the last 3.5 billion years if it hadn't been buried beneath those 33 feet of rocky, dusty debris from asteroid impacts, volcanoes and dust storms.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The manager said the bank that approved the loan had tried contacting the woman for about two months without any luck.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2025
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According to the 2020 Indiana Domestic Violence Fatality Review Report, the most recent report available, 72% — or 66 out of 91 — of the domestic violence fatalities for that year in Indiana were due to firearms.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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His death marks the second fatality in Department of Correction custody this year.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Entrepreneurs who understand financial management have a higher chance of long-term success.—
Aleesha Webb,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Given that $$$4U was immediately positioned as Drake’s primary vehicle to regain his cultural and commercial footing post-beef, the album never really had a chance to exist as a sincere moment of collaboration.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
25 Feb. 2025
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Courtesy of Games for Change Anima plans to release Take Us North in late 2026 or early 2027, at which point the circumstances migrants face could be even more stark than the ones they’re confronted with now.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
WIRED,
5 Mar. 2025
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The circumstances that led to the shooting are still unknown, but investigators believe there was an altercation between the two.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
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These images can pinpoint the locations of people stranded after a disaster or assess damages in hard-to-reach areas like rooftops, steep slopes, and hazard zones.—
Ryan Lanclos,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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San José State volleyball player Brooke Slusser joined the lawsuit, alleging that the inclusion of her transgender teammate in Mountain West matches posed an unfair advantage and safety hazards, the LA Times reported.—
Kate Murphy,
Axios,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Casualty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casualty. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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