MORTALITIES Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

mortalities

noun

plural of mortality

as in deaths

the death especially of large numbers of people or animals Tuberculosis was a leading cause of mortality back then.

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Recent Examples of mortalities Because the majority of deaths in remote or low-income countries occur at home rather than in a hospital, clinical or medical descriptions of the reasons for the mortalities also remain unknown. — Diane Cole, NPR, 29 May 2026 And, as Odell noted, the recruitment of additional wolves will be a key factor in establishing a viable population of gray wolves in Colorado — especially due to the mortalities that have already occurred there. — Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 22 Jan. 2026 The commission cited concerns about wolf mortalities in Colorado, anti-wolf sentiment in some ranching communities here and Washington’s own declining wolf populations. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026 Conservation groups then said the mortalities represented more than 20 percent of the state’s population. — Amy Green, Miami Herald, 27 Nov. 2025 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that since January 2016, there has been an increase in humpback whale mortalities along the Atlantic coast, from Maine through Florida. — Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025

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Janabi said one of the biggest challenges has been persuading those who are infected to seek medical assistance, adding that some deaths occur in the community outside of health centers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
In Minnesota, none of the federal agents involved in the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti have been criminally charged, but a string of civil lawsuits is beginning to emerge.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

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