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as in disastrous
bringing about ruin or misfortune
I made the fatal mistake of sharing my secret with the office's biggest blabbermouth
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as in lethal
likely to cause or capable of causing death
that snake's venom is fatal unless the victim is given the antidote almost immediately
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Recent Examples of fatal
The collision that killed Xiong was one of 32 fatal crashes The Sacramento Bee covered in 2024.
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 17 Mar. 2025
The potentially fatal disease is transmitted through rodent feces.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Read has pleaded not guilty and a trial on the charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence and leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
The sheriff's office said Tuesday that the company that provides natural gas service for the home made no significant findings after looking for gas leaks and carbon monoxide, the colorless, odorless gas that can be fatal by depriving people from getting enough oxygen.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 17 Mar. 2025
The potentially fatal disease is transmitted through rodent feces.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Read has pleaded not guilty and a trial on the charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence and leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
The sheriff's office said Tuesday that the company that provides natural gas service for the home made no significant findings after looking for gas leaks and carbon monoxide, the colorless, odorless gas that can be fatal by depriving people from getting enough oxygen.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatal
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No punishment for shooting a disastrous 24 percent from 3, the team’s worst perimeter performance since its 6-for-23 effort from deep against St. John’s on Feb. 23.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Or how about their disastrous appearance on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here?—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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In Florida, death row inmates who choose lethal injection receive a three-drug cocktail consisting of a sedative, a paralytic and a heart-stopping drug, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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In Oklahoma, 56-year-old Wendell Grissom was declared dead by lethal injection at the penitentiary in McAlester at 10:13 a.m.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The deadly weapon, prosecutors say, was Diaz's own bodily fluids.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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The mothers connect to participate in public awareness campaigns, sharing their stories to warn young people and their families about fentanyl, the deadly drug often sold illicitly by dealers as prescription pills on social media accounts.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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With a 6-5 record in 11 games post-All Star Weekend (including 2-3 in their last five), Tom Thibodeau's Knicks have been in a bit of a rut that began before Brunson's unfortunate injury.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Thankfully on one unfortunate visit Puligny had a town cooperative with plenty of wine to drink and a phone number for a man with a van to return us and our bicycles to our hotel in Beaune.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Fatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatal. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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