1
: in a way determined by fate
2
: in a manner suggesting fate or an act of fate: such as
a
: in a manner resulting in death : mortally
fatally wounded
b
: beyond repair : irrevocably
c
: in a manner resulting in ruin or evil
it is fatally easy to pass off our prejudices as our opinions—
W. F. Hambly
W. F. Hambly
d
: in a manner that cannot be easily resisted
thinks she is fatally attractive—J. W. Krutch
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On Wednesday afternoon, a 52-year-old man was fatally shot at 71st Avenue and Hamilton Street in East Oakland.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Last month, in Nashville, one man was fatally shot and nine others wounded, including three children, during Tennessee State University’s homecoming parade as two groups traded gunfire.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Nearly a dozen agencies where at least one officer fatally shot Coloradans in 2024 had zero shootings last year, according to Denver Post data.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
On October 26, 2018, YNW Melly was accused of fatally shooting two of his friends, Anthony Williams (YNW Sakchaser) and Christopher Thomas Jr. (YNW Juvy), in Miramar, Florida.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Last month, in Nashville, one man was fatally shot and nine others wounded, including three children, during Tennessee State University’s homecoming parade as two groups traded gunfire.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Nearly a dozen agencies where at least one officer fatally shot Coloradans in 2024 had zero shootings last year, according to Denver Post data.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
On October 26, 2018, YNW Melly was accused of fatally shooting two of his friends, Anthony Williams (YNW Sakchaser) and Christopher Thomas Jr. (YNW Juvy), in Miramar, Florida.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Fatally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatally. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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