presumed dead
idiom
: believed to be dead
After the earthquake several people were missing and presumed dead.
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With both of them presumed dead, the couple escapes to a desert land beyond Oz.
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Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
But officials have lost contact with Joe’s spacecraft, and the entire crew is presumed dead.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Three months later, with Hopper presumed dead, Joyce, Will and Jonathan move to California.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
The Thai government said in May 2024 that he was presumed dead.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
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Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
But officials have lost contact with Joe’s spacecraft, and the entire crew is presumed dead.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Three months later, with Hopper presumed dead, Joyce, Will and Jonathan move to California.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
The Thai government said in May 2024 that he was presumed dead.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for presumed dead
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“Presumed dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presumed%20dead. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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