as in victim
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed
the grim reminder that every holiday weekend inevitably results in a slew of highway fatalities
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Recent Examples of fatality
The most recent fatality in April occurred on a rural property in the unincorporated community of Redwood Valley in Mendocino County.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
No fatalities resulted from the gunfire.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately this crash is a fatality.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Another fatality occurred in Parker County, but was associated with very strong RFD winds and not the tornado.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
No fatalities resulted from the gunfire.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately this crash is a fatality.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Another fatality occurred in Parker County, but was associated with very strong RFD winds and not the tornado.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatality
Noun
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An Urban Pathways spokeswoman expressed condolences to the victims and their families in a statement.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Officials said that after Cooper’s arrest, the first victim, a runaway, was crying hysterically and denied any involvement in prostitution.—
Samantha Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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But beyond its account of a family in flight, from both the authorities and its own murkier truths, Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young interrogates the radicalism of the 1960s and 70s, its unlikely alliances, its political legacies, and its many, many casualties along the way.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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Israel’s military said one of its soldiers was killed in battle there Thursday, raising the troop casualties to 17 since the Iran war started.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Fatality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatality. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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