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Used with adjectives:
"
He suffered an early death."
(early, premature, untimely)
"
The accident caused sudden death."
(sudden, unexpected, immediate, instant, quick)
"
Cancer can be a slow death."
(slow, lingering, painful)
"
War causes unnecessary death."
(unnecessary, needless, senseless)
"
She suffered a gruesome death."
(gruesome, ugly, brutal, violent, horrible, horrific, terrible, tragic)
"
The family wants to investigate his mysterious death."
(mysterious, unexplained, suspicious, accidental)
Used with verbs:
"
Smoking will cause death."
(cause, lead to, result in)
"
The old woman was ready to face death."
(face, meet)
"
The man is near death."
(be + near)
"
Nurses experience death every day."
(experience, witness)
"
He suffered a painful death."
(suffered, experienced, risked, feared)
"
They are grieving the death of their grandmother."
(be + grieving, be + mourning)
"
Police are investigating the suspicious deaths."
(be + investigating)
"
More deaths occur during the holidays."
(occur, happen)
Used with nouns:
"
That country has a high death rate."
(rate, count, toll)
"
The murderer will face the death penalty."
(penalty, sentence)
"
He is on death row."
(row)
"
I received her death certificate."
(certificate)
"
He is on his deathbed."
(bed)
"
The military has a death squad."
(squad)
"
He received death threats over his political views."
(threats)
Used with prepositions:
"
The animal was near death."
(near)
"
He revised his will before his death."
(before)
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The building was sold after his death."
(on)
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Many children suffer death from abuse."
(from, by)
