presumed dead
idiom
: believed to be dead
After the earthquake several people were missing and presumed dead.
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The Thai government said in May 2024 that he was presumed dead.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
The third member of the trio is still missing and presumed dead.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
The survivor is now presumed dead.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The 58-year-old was identified by authorities as one of 16 workers who was missing and presumed dead in the days that followed the blast.
—Jay Powell, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
The third member of the trio is still missing and presumed dead.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
The survivor is now presumed dead.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The 58-year-old was identified by authorities as one of 16 workers who was missing and presumed dead in the days that followed the blast.
—Jay Powell, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 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 20 Nov. 2025.
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