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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Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Four years earlier, Jesse disappeared after a helicopter crash and was presumed dead.
—Katie Mannion, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In Port Sulphur, an unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, rumor had it that one of its own, citrus and cattle farmer Patty Vogt, was missing and presumed dead.
—Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Police since confirmed that one Danish worker is still missing presumed dead after being caught in the landslide.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Four years earlier, Jesse disappeared after a helicopter crash and was presumed dead.
—Katie Mannion, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In Port Sulphur, an unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, rumor had it that one of its own, citrus and cattle farmer Patty Vogt, was missing and presumed dead.
—Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Police since confirmed that one Danish worker is still missing presumed dead after being caught in the landslide.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Presumed dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presumed%20dead. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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