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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That year, the H1N1 virus led to a high number of hospitalizations and deaths around the world, The Times reported at the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

And there is no historical context, no millions of deaths, pressuring them to race forward.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The COVID-19 pandemic may not have caused 25 million deaths in Europe, as the Black Death did, but it did cause 7 million deaths worldwide.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

The deaths of the trio sparked an outpouring of grief and condemnation in Australia and the United States.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

I told them about the number of documented deaths.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin