1
as in deadly
of, relating to, or suggestive of death
his deathly pallor suggested that any attempt to find a pulse would be futile
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as in lethal
likely to cause or capable of causing death
smallpox is one deathly disease that medical science has been able to conquer
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Recent Examples of deathly
Californians must rise and reclaim our Golden State from the deathly and devastating grip of endless bureaucratic cancer.
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
For all of those thousands of collegiate Olympians past and present, the roar of the football crowd will be drowned out by the deathly silence of their shuttered programs.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2024
Gomez has co-led the Hulu series alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short since its 2021 debut, as a band of neighbors who join forces to solve deathly mysteries unfolding around them.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 17 July 2024
The deathly gossip started as St. Patrick’s Day rumo(u)rs that the BBC was on standby for an announcement from the royal family and government buildings were flying flags at half-mast.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024
While attempting to return to their present, a cryptic force emerges and traps them on a strange plot of land, giving them a deathly ultimatum in order to escape.
—Caroline Brew, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
The chill of her announcement is accentuated by Muhly’s orchestration, in which bass clarinet, contrabassoon, harp, and cello perform a deathly turn from E major to G minor.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
Then we were warned that the friend, despite being a licensed psychiatrist, has a deathly and obsessive terror of dogs.
—Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2023
There was a deathly silence at the table, Jared recalls.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022
Stepheny Price, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
For all of those thousands of collegiate Olympians past and present, the roar of the football crowd will be drowned out by the deathly silence of their shuttered programs.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2024
Gomez has co-led the Hulu series alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short since its 2021 debut, as a band of neighbors who join forces to solve deathly mysteries unfolding around them.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 17 July 2024
The deathly gossip started as St. Patrick’s Day rumo(u)rs that the BBC was on standby for an announcement from the royal family and government buildings were flying flags at half-mast.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024
While attempting to return to their present, a cryptic force emerges and traps them on a strange plot of land, giving them a deathly ultimatum in order to escape.
—Caroline Brew, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
The chill of her announcement is accentuated by Muhly’s orchestration, in which bass clarinet, contrabassoon, harp, and cello perform a deathly turn from E major to G minor.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
Then we were warned that the friend, despite being a licensed psychiatrist, has a deathly and obsessive terror of dogs.
—Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2023
There was a deathly silence at the table, Jared recalls.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deathly
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The first wave of deadly overdoses were tied to OxyContin and other prescription drugs, and subsequent waves have involved first heroin and more recently illicit versions of fentanyl.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Such an assessment could have prevented the deadly Key Bridge collapse, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said Thursday.—
Ayesha Ali,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In 2023, Idaho authorized the firing squad as a method of execution if lethal injection drugs were not available.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Seven have died in the electric chair and 39 by lethal injection.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For Ray, the mortal stakes lie in not taking the bigger job (and bigger payout).—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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The second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians doesn’t premiere until this winter, but Disney+ has an early treat for the show’s mortal fandom — it’s already been renewed for Season 3.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
14 Mar. 2025
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Missing The Human Element Another fatal error is treating AI implementation as purely a technical challenge rather than a socio-technical one that requires human adoption and integration.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Sometimes the women might be bleeding seriously or has a miscarriage or other fatal issues.—
Ellie Kaufman,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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The French Connection star, 95, and his classical pianist wife, 65 — who opted to live a quiet life in New Mexico away from the spotlight — were found dead at their property in Santa Fe Summit on Wednesday, Feb. 26.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article A woman was found dead after a Waukegan house just after midnight Friday, the second blaze this month where firefighters were hampered by hoarding conditions inside the home.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Deathly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deathly. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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