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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In the first half of this season, two major league pitchers — Boston’s Liam Hendriks and Houston’s Lance McCullers Jr. — received anonymous death threats on social media and denounced them.—
Maria Torres,
New York Times,
15 July 2025 -
His wife's manner of death has been listed as a homicide.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
14 July 2025
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The Young Bucks hit the TK Driver to Swerve on the outside, leaving Ospreay dead to rights.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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In Kerr County, home to Camp Mystic and other youth camps, searchers have found 16 bodies since Saturday afternoon, bringing the total number of dead there to 59, including 21 children, said Sheriff Larry Leitha.—
Jim Vertuno,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Among infants, these disparities in mortality were driven largely by sudden unexpected infant death and prematurity.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
8 July 2025
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There's direct mortality from equipment, earthmoving vehicles—such as turtles and cactuses getting crushed.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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And while the Marine Corps at the time worked to remove and relocate the marked graves, experts speculate there were plenty of unmarked burial plots in the area.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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Based on the age of the bones and location of the find, the county medical examiner concluded the remains were likely from an Indigenous grave.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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“Deadness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadness. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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