as in death
the state of being dead
the sheer deadness of the corpse was the creepiest thing about it
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Noun
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The murders in 2024 included eight killings involving white supremacists and five deaths at the hands of far-right anti-government extremists.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025 -
The coroner’s conclusion of suicide was expected, but a Channel 4 report into the circumstances around his death is yet to report back and questions remain.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Four people were sentenced in connection to a shooting death that left a 3-year-old dead in Ohio.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
18 Feb. 2025
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According to a criminal complaint, on Aug. 5, 2020, police arrived at a home in Savage after someone found a 33-year-old dead in the home.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Being forced to grapple with his own mortality, as well as a bourgeoning romance fueling him with love, inspired Nazar to create Demilitarize.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
18 Feb. 2025
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This direction was nonnegotiable, inspired by Diop’s holistic and healthy childhood, and the disproportionate rates at which Black women suffer from breast cancer mortality.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The final episode begins with that wonderful scene with Johnny visiting his mom's grave.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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Read Next National Man arrested in death of ex-girlfriend found bludgeoned in shallow grave, NY cops say February 17, 2025 1:32 PM Read Next National Woman missing for 7 months is found dead in Ohio yard, officials say.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Deadness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadness. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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