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as in disastrous
bringing about ruin or misfortune
I made the fatal mistake of sharing my secret with the office's biggest blabbermouth
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as in lethal
likely to cause or capable of causing death
that snake's venom is fatal unless the victim is given the antidote almost immediately
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Recent Examples of fatal
Duffy's brief tenure with the DOT has been immediately marked by aviation disasters, most notably the fatal midair collision involving a military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger jet.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The fatal stabbing happened at the Alabama Street apartment Camp shared with his own father and Baquera.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Martin and Grassi, who had escorted Payne to his room, were also cleared, as the court found insufficient evidence that their actions directly contributed to his fatal fall.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025
He was moved the day he was attacked and arrived at the Marcy prison just before the fatal beating began.
—Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The fatal stabbing happened at the Alabama Street apartment Camp shared with his own father and Baquera.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Martin and Grassi, who had escorted Payne to his room, were also cleared, as the court found insufficient evidence that their actions directly contributed to his fatal fall.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025
He was moved the day he was attacked and arrived at the Marcy prison just before the fatal beating began.
—Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatal
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Trying to implement changes in a hurry can have disastrous results.—
Stephanie Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
14 Feb. 2025
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Gloria’s decision not to pay for an independent evaluation of warehouse health risks — in a city reeling from its disastrous acquisition of an uninhabitable Ash Street office tower — wasn’t just surprising.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Richard Tabler shared his final words before he was executed by lethal injection in Texas on Thursday.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Ford, 64, is set to be executed by lethal injection after being on death row for more than two decades for the 1997 murders of Gregory and Kimberly Malnory, who were in their mid-20s.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Another particularly deadly accident occurred in 2021 in Holtville, California, when an SUV transporting 25 migrants collided with a semitruck.—
Marni LaFleur,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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In 2023, there was a lone, deadly shark attack in the Bahamas, according to the report.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2025
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There is an unfortunate flipside, though: Bond Could Receive Questionable Franchise Extensions That’s been the fear since Amazon acquired MGM in 2020.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
21 Feb. 2025
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But over the last few weeks, bagel eaters around the city have been confronted with some unfortunate news: Signs are plastered across shop counters stating a $1.25 additional surcharge for any bagel sandwiches featuring eggs.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Fatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatal. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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