death toll
noun
: the number of people who die in an accident, disaster, war, etc.
Three people who were injured in the accident have died, pushing the death toll up to 116.
The virus's death toll is expected to rise.
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As of the morning of July 10, the death toll from the catastrophic flooding of the Guadalupe River in central Texas rose to 119 people, according to a USA TODAY report.
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Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 12 July 2025
The petition comes as the death toll from the floods has risen to at least 120, while search and rescue teams and volunteers desperately scour for bodies.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 11 July 2025
There is also growing outcry over the mounting death toll among Israeli soldiers in Gaza, as well as dissent from reservists unwilling to serve there and wider protests over the military operation.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 July 2025
At least 227 people died in collisions in 2021 — the highest death toll over the past decade, and a 43% leap from 2015.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
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Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 12 July 2025
The petition comes as the death toll from the floods has risen to at least 120, while search and rescue teams and volunteers desperately scour for bodies.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 11 July 2025
There is also growing outcry over the mounting death toll among Israeli soldiers in Gaza, as well as dissent from reservists unwilling to serve there and wider protests over the military operation.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 July 2025
At least 227 people died in collisions in 2021 — the highest death toll over the past decade, and a 43% leap from 2015.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
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“Death toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20toll. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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