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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The review was prompted by similarities in the deaths of D'Wit's father Vernon and the Baxters - all of whom were found dead in their armchairs.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Over the follow-up period, researchers recorded 1,668 deaths from colorectal cancer.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

The deadly weather front in February of 2021 meant multiple deaths, massive power grid failures, freezing temperatures and water shortages for millions of Texans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Both Kissei and Amgen said the deaths included cases for which no causal link to the medicine could be determined.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

He thought he would do so after his and Dolley’s deaths.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis