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

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Of those deaths, 24 occurred in the placebo group and 11 occurred in the vitamin C group.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Police had made the arrest as part of a forensic review of the cold case in 2023 as they investigated the deaths of Harry, 64, and Megan, 67.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Noncommunicable diseases represented eight of the 10 leading causes; NCDs now account for 74 percent of global deaths, up from 58 percent in 2000, when the GHE study began.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

AEW, likewise, has seen an astounding number of early deaths in its seven years of existence.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

The annals of trail deaths are full of stories of hikers found half naked lying in snowbanks just outside their tents.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson