as in deadly
likely to cause or capable of causing death
we were lucky that the snake's venom wasn't lethal, and our friend turned out to be all right
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Recent Examples of lethal
Maduro’s own explanation for this decline portrays the government as handily controlling criminals by means of incredibly lethal police raids carried out between 2015 and 2019.
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Rebecca Hanson, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
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
Richard Tabler shared his final words before he was executed by lethal injection in Texas on Thursday.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
As part of this, Europe must provide the overwhelming share of future lethal and nonlethal aid to Ukraine.
Not unreasonable, although, in fact, Europe has provided almost as much military aid to Ukraine as has the United States, and more humanitarian aid.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Rebecca Hanson, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
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
Richard Tabler shared his final words before he was executed by lethal injection in Texas on Thursday.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
As part of this, Europe must provide the overwhelming share of future lethal and nonlethal aid to Ukraine.
Not unreasonable, although, in fact, Europe has provided almost as much military aid to Ukraine as has the United States, and more humanitarian aid.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lethal
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Related article Inside the perfect storm of the deadly measles outbreak in Texas Also Friday, the New Mexico Department of Health reported 30 measles cases in Lea County, 20 more than had previously been identified in the state.—
Neha Mukherjee,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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An all-too-common dispute between roommates turned deadly when a man suspected his privacy had been violated in a Nashville home, according to police in Tennessee.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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However, this condition raises your risk of esophageal cancer, which can be fatal.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
7 Mar. 2025
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The sheriff's office said Tuesday that the company that provides natural gas service for the home made no significant findings after looking for gas leaks and carbon monoxide, the colorless, odorless gas that can be fatal by depriving people from getting enough oxygen.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Until this cycle of indoctrination of this poisonous hatred is stopped, there’s no chance in hell for real peace for the Middle East.—
David Draiman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Now, finally, there’s an antidote to this poisonous narrative: Apple Cider Vinegar, a new Netflix miniseries that inverts the traditional tropes with empathy and honesty.—
Alan Levinovitz,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Lethal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lethal. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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