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
That person eventually died, become the nation’s first bird flu fatality.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
After all, the seat belt reduces fatalities in collisions by 45 percent.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Also, the lawsuit said, New Life didn’t inform Green about the dangers of pulmonary embolisms, a common cause of death among cosmetic surgery fatalities.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Last month, the first U.S. human fatality linked bird flu was reported in Louisiana.
—Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
After all, the seat belt reduces fatalities in collisions by 45 percent.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Also, the lawsuit said, New Life didn’t inform Green about the dangers of pulmonary embolisms, a common cause of death among cosmetic surgery fatalities.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Last month, the first U.S. human fatality linked bird flu was reported in Louisiana.
—Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Fatality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatality. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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