as in death
the death especially of large numbers of people or animals
Tuberculosis was a leading cause of mortality back then.
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Recent Examples of mortality
Research found that higher daily step counts were linked to a lower risk of all-cause mortality.
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Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2025
As this seduction of sorts happens, Hannah lurks in the background worried her child will end up disappointed, while also growing increasingly worried about Jim’s ever-encroaching mortality.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
There is glory in this view of life which involves extending its conscious moments, fighting for every second of awareness that our mortality can afford us.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
First responders attach meaning to their service in times of disaster, and their identities are embedded in this belief in ways that may impact their mortality.
—Roberto Rivera, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2025
As this seduction of sorts happens, Hannah lurks in the background worried her child will end up disappointed, while also growing increasingly worried about Jim’s ever-encroaching mortality.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
There is glory in this view of life which involves extending its conscious moments, fighting for every second of awareness that our mortality can afford us.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
First responders attach meaning to their service in times of disaster, and their identities are embedded in this belief in ways that may impact their mortality.
—Roberto Rivera, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Mortality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortality. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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