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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Details of residents’ deaths were, in many cases, pieced together from hearsay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The novel explores different theories to explain their deaths, ranging from Stasi-led conspiracies to personal jealousies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

He said the inquest would seek to examine whether there was "any predictable threat to life" and "what could or should have been done that might have prevented these deaths".

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Turkey has expressed concern over the attacks on Black Sea shipping and Turkish seafarers have staged protests over deaths suffered in the attacks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

In 2010, 8.8 million people fell ill with TB, with 1.4 million deaths.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French