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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The number of fatalities is currently 1,007, while 2,389 people are injured and at least 30 remain missing, the country’s military council confirmed on Saturday, March 29, per BBC News.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
An unvaccinated, but otherwise healthy child, died of measles in February, becoming the first measles fatality in the U.S. in a decade.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
And the department said none of the Maryland cases are related to ongoing outbreaks identified in New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma, some of which have led to fatalities.
—Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
Though other largely preventable deaths — particularly deaths caused by violent crime — receive far more attention, Sacramento’s crisis of road fatalities has worsened over the last decade.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
An unvaccinated, but otherwise healthy child, died of measles in February, becoming the first measles fatality in the U.S. in a decade.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
And the department said none of the Maryland cases are related to ongoing outbreaks identified in New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma, some of which have led to fatalities.
—Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
Though other largely preventable deaths — particularly deaths caused by violent crime — receive far more attention, Sacramento’s crisis of road fatalities has worsened over the last decade.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Fatality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatality. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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