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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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
As always, there’s been chatter about the identity of the season’s inevitable casualty and the circumstances behind their death, which has never been a level on which White Lotus interested me.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
The dead included at least a dozen women, according to a partial casualty list published by the group.
—Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Mar. 2025
No casualties were recorded during this intrusion, and no radio station employees were present at the scene.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Other names that made it to Morgan Stanley’s list include timberland real estate investment trust Rayonier , which has a dividend yield of 4%; property casualty insurer RLI , with a dividend yield of 0.8%; and CNA Financial , with a 3.8% current dividend yield.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
The dead included at least a dozen women, according to a partial casualty list published by the group.
—Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Mar. 2025
No casualties were recorded during this intrusion, and no radio station employees were present at the scene.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Other names that made it to Morgan Stanley’s list include timberland real estate investment trust Rayonier , which has a dividend yield of 4%; property casualty insurer RLI , with a dividend yield of 0.8%; and CNA Financial , with a 3.8% current dividend yield.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casualty
Noun
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Once identified, the kit dynamically loads a counterfeit login page tailored to that provider, often with the victim’s email address already filled in.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Preliminary investigation indicates there was an incident between people in the parking lot just before the victim was shot.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2025
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Adam DeVine was told to 'stick to the script' on Modern Family after confusing Sofia Vergara with improv DeVine detailed his childhood accident to Entertainment Weekly in 2016.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Her identification was lost in the aftermath of the accident, which complicated the process.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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In a state with a significant shortage of primary care providers, that meant many low-income residents who use Planned Parenthood for their health care would be out of luck.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2025
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Such as participating in games that required social skills mixed in with ingenuity, sprinkled with a dose of luck.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2025
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Research shows that nighttime tornadoes are more than twice as likely to result in fatalities compared to daytime events.—
Jim Foerster,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The pilot was the sole fatality and there were no other injuries after a plane crashed through the roof of a Brooklyn Park house on Saturday, officials said in a news conference.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2025
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There’s a slight chance Michael could still boogie down the road toward the end of this year for awards season; that isn’t out of the question.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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With no time between one film opening and the next one filming, Wood and his costars never had a chance to renegotiate salaries based on how box office performance.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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His lawyers noted there are many circumstances which might make a person ineligible for bond, such as coming in at a port of entry and having a visa questioned.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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The man who is arguably the most famous or legendary keyboard sideman in rock talked with Variety about the circumstances of his new album, his current west coast tour (with more dates to be added further east) and his eternal eagerness to salute his forebears.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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On Friday at 5:10 a.m. a beach hazards statement was released by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA in effect until Saturday at 11 a.m. for Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast and Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Atmospheric conditions to the south – from the mid-Atlantic to the Gulf coast – are more likely to support thunderstorms with all hazards, including hail and tornadoes.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Casualty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casualty. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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