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What does death mean?

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Noun
  1. The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
  2. (capitalized) The personification of death as a hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.
  3. (the death) The collapse or end of something.
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People need time to grieve after the death of a family member.
Just as horrifying as these death marches was the Middle Passage, as it was called -- the transport of slaves across the Atlantic.
Many people were trampled to death trying to escape the burning building.
It would be overstating the case to say that it was a matter of life or death.
These are hazardous chemicals that can cause death if inhaled.
News of the clergy man’s death has split views in the country even as the search for his body continues. His body had not been found by close of day.

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