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deaths

NOUN

end of life

Synonyms

STRONG

afterlife annihilation bereavement casualty cessation curtains darkness decease demise departure destruction dissolution downfall dying end ending eradication euthanasia exit expiration extermination extinction fatality finis finish grave heaven loss mortality necrosis obliteration oblivion paradise parting passing quietus release repose ruin ruination silence sleep termination tomb

WEAK

eternal rest grim reaper passing over

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplishment arrival beginning birth building coming commencement consciousness construction creation entrance hell initiation introduction opening start success understanding

WEAK

being entity existence life living

Example Sentences

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As temperatures rise, heat deaths increase but cold deaths fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

A report released on Friday by the African Union's health agency, Africa CDC, had cited 1,139 suspected cases, including 246 deaths probably caused by the disease.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The circumstances of their deaths are not clear, and officials have not commented on the matter.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Grossman, who is 62 years old and the wife of prominent plastic surgeon Dr. Peter Grossman, was convicted of second-degree murder and is serving 15 years to life in prison for the boys’ deaths.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

David Fox asked how many deaths neighborhood families had suffered in the past year.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock