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deadlier

  • comparative
    of deadly.
    deadly
    adjective
    causing or tending to cause death; fatal; lethal.

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Meanwhile, real-time satellite intel is making Kyiv’s drone strikes deadlier than ever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

"Weapons evolve faster than political decisions meant to stop them," Zelensky said, saying that the Iranian-designed Shahed drones that Russia uses have become much deadlier as the war drags on.

From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026

Through these mutations, they can become more contagious, evade immunity, and become deadlier.

From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2025

Only dioxins, which come primarily from burning waste materials, are deadlier than airborne hexavalent chromium.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

As lions became deadlier, so gazelles evolved to run faster, hyenas to cooperate better, and rhinoceroses to be more bad-tempered.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari