presumed dead
idiom
: believed to be dead
After the earthquake several people were missing and presumed dead.
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Her body has not been found, and she is presumed dead.
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2025
Only 12 migrants survived the shipwreck, and the rest were missing and presumed dead, Esoev said.
—CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
Two girls and a man are presumed dead following an explosion at a Nebraska biofuels plant on Tuesday, July 29.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 30 July 2025
With his eyes fixed on the future, Watson faces an unexpected twist when Sherlock Holmes, who was presumed dead, resurfaces, forcing him to confront a buried secret from his past — one that lies hidden within his own body.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 July 2025
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2025
Only 12 migrants survived the shipwreck, and the rest were missing and presumed dead, Esoev said.
—CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
Two girls and a man are presumed dead following an explosion at a Nebraska biofuels plant on Tuesday, July 29.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 30 July 2025
With his eyes fixed on the future, Watson faces an unexpected twist when Sherlock Holmes, who was presumed dead, resurfaces, forcing him to confront a buried secret from his past — one that lies hidden within his own body.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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