the deceased
noun
formal
: a dead person or dead people
a relative of the deceased
Three of the deceased are being buried today.
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Police identified the deceased individuals as 52-year-old Salvador Ramirez and 39-year-old Maria Ramirez.
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
In an email to EW, a representative for the Orange County Medical Examiner's office confirms the name of the deceased Disney guest — the third property guest to have died in a matter of days — as Matthew Cohn.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Before the invention of photography, these edible effigies were placed on altars as representations of the deceased.
—Luisa Navarro, Saveur, 23 Oct. 2025
Hamas has yet to return the remains of all the deceased Israeli hostages, prompting Israel to close the Rafah crossing and restrict aid.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
In an email to EW, a representative for the Orange County Medical Examiner's office confirms the name of the deceased Disney guest — the third property guest to have died in a matter of days — as Matthew Cohn.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Before the invention of photography, these edible effigies were placed on altars as representations of the deceased.
—Luisa Navarro, Saveur, 23 Oct. 2025
Hamas has yet to return the remains of all the deceased Israeli hostages, prompting Israel to close the Rafah crossing and restrict aid.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the deceased
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“The deceased.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20deceased. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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