as in deadly
likely to cause or capable of causing death
we were lucky that the snake's venom wasn't lethal, and our friend turned out to be all right
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Recent Examples of lethal
States have struggled to legally obtain the drugs used to carry out lethal injections in recent years because of ethical objections to capital punishment.
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
On Thursday, Sigmon’s lawyers asked the Supreme Court to delay his execution because the state doesn't release enough information about the lethal injection drug.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
Sigmon, who was convicted in 2001 of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents, chose the method over dying by electric chair or lethal injection.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
The Minderoo Foundation, founded in 2001 and co-led by Forrest and his wife from whom he is separated, has come to fund everything from efforts to address lethal humidity to climate migration.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
On Thursday, Sigmon’s lawyers asked the Supreme Court to delay his execution because the state doesn't release enough information about the lethal injection drug.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
Sigmon, who was convicted in 2001 of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents, chose the method over dying by electric chair or lethal injection.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
The Minderoo Foundation, founded in 2001 and co-led by Forrest and his wife from whom he is separated, has come to fund everything from efforts to address lethal humidity to climate migration.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lethal
Adjective
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The first wave of deadly overdoses were tied to OxyContin and other prescription drugs, and subsequent waves have involved first heroin and more recently illicit versions of fentanyl.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Such an assessment could have prevented the deadly Key Bridge collapse, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said Thursday.—
Ayesha Ali,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Sometimes the women might be bleeding seriously or has a miscarriage or other fatal issues.—
Ellie Kaufman,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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State police are seeking witnesses to a fatal bicyclist crash on Tuesday night in Canyon County.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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However, its seeds, flowers, and leaves are very poisonous.—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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While shooting the scene, the snake handlers identified which snakes by color were poisonous and told Goggins not to touch them.—
Lexi Carson,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Lethal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lethal. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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