1
as in victim
a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed
the real casualties in the war against drugs are millions of innocent children
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as in accident
a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury
casualties at sea that sometimes resulted in great losses of men or even of entire ships
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as in luck
archaic
the uncertain course of events
believes finding one's true love is too important a matter to be left to mere casualty
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Recent Examples of casualty
It is not known how many have died since Russia and Ukraine do not release casualty numbers, but reliable estimates put the number of those killed at a fraction of 1 million.
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Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Prolonged casualty care also happens in civilian crises.
—Adit Ginde, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
The new threat has angered because when Trump and Musk blew up a December 2024 year-end omnibus budget plan, a permanent funding mechanism for World Trade Center Health Program was one of the casualties.
—Nancy Cutler, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
There have been an unknown number of gang casualties.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
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Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Prolonged casualty care also happens in civilian crises.
—Adit Ginde, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
The new threat has angered because when Trump and Musk blew up a December 2024 year-end omnibus budget plan, a permanent funding mechanism for World Trade Center Health Program was one of the casualties.
—Nancy Cutler, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
There have been an unknown number of gang casualties.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for casualty
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The term has been applied to other groups as well: Teachers, health care workers, government officials and public safety professionals may encounter mandates that threaten to compromise their values, witness morally repugnant behavior or become a victim of somebody else’s transgression.—
Christina Caron,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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This means victims of the Park, Franklin, Palisades and Eaton fires could be eligible for relief.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Nets did follow up that accident by becoming the first team all season to fail to score 100 points against the Washington Wizards.—
Law Murray,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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By the numbers: There have been 13 fatal U.S. aviation accidents so far in 2025, per NTSB data.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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The discovery was a stroke of geological luck; Zhurong's beach would probably have eroded away into something unrecognizable over the last 3.5 billion years if it hadn't been buried beneath those 33 feet of rocky, dusty debris from asteroid impacts, volcanoes and dust storms.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The manager said the bank that approved the loan had tried contacting the woman for about two months without any luck.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2025
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According to the 2020 Indiana Domestic Violence Fatality Review Report, the most recent report available, 72% — or 66 out of 91 — of the domestic violence fatalities for that year in Indiana were due to firearms.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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His death marks the second fatality in Department of Correction custody this year.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Given that $$$4U was immediately positioned as Drake’s primary vehicle to regain his cultural and commercial footing post-beef, the album never really had a chance to exist as a sincere moment of collaboration.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
25 Feb. 2025
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Given these historical precedents and the current political landscape, the chances of successfully removing a judge over policy disagreements remain slim.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Under state law, murder in the first degree only applies to a narrow list of aggravating circumstances, including when the victim is a judge, a police officer or a first responder, or when the killing involves a murder-for-hire or an intent to commit terrorism.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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His remaking frees him from the responsibilities and even the values that kept him from living a more interesting life, and that freedom is something many of us long for, even if the circumstances of his new life aren’t.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Several states waste federal funding for removing lead paint hazards by preventing out-of-state workers from contributing to that work.—
Salim Furth,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Adding an additional layer of engagement could raise cognitive burden and pose safety hazards.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Casualty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casualty. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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