as in death
the state of being dead
the sheer deadness of the corpse was the creepiest thing about it
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Noun
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The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the inmate’s name and cause of death.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Feb. 2025 -
An autopsy suggested that strychnine was the probable cause of death.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Four people were sentenced in connection to a shooting death that left a 3-year-old dead in Ohio.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
18 Feb. 2025
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According to a criminal complaint, on Aug. 5, 2020, police arrived at a home in Savage after someone found a 33-year-old dead in the home.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But the findings did reveal that the condition may have a greater impact on women’s mortality—something researchers are still trying to understand.—
Hannah Singleton,
Health,
4 Feb. 2025
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Alabama is among the top states with high rates of firearm mortality, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This scene, showing graves on a computer, was moved to much later in the film, after Elwood has been brutally beaten.—
Hilton Dresden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Feb. 2025
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Back when Marvin worked for Knuckles (Daniel Wu), his last big job was to drive Rose out to an unmarked grave and dump her in it.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Deadness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadness. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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