the dead
noun
: the state of being dead
—usually used in the phrases rise from the dead or come back from the dead or return from the dead to mean to become alive again after dying
For a moment, I thought that my grandfather had come back from the dead.
They believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead.
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Present day Sporting a fiery new ’do, Logan’s flame is back from the dead, and evil.
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EW.com, 14 July 2025
The familiar statue of Baron Samedi, Vodou’s top hat-wearing master of the dead, greeted me at the base of the staircase, but the bar was empty save for Madame Jeudy, its stalwart manager.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2025
Fair enough, but coming back from the dead must have been a tricky one to explain to the Daily Planet's HR team...
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 July 2025
Many of the dead children were attendees at a Christian all-girls summer camp.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2025
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EW.com, 14 July 2025
The familiar statue of Baron Samedi, Vodou’s top hat-wearing master of the dead, greeted me at the base of the staircase, but the bar was empty save for Madame Jeudy, its stalwart manager.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2025
Fair enough, but coming back from the dead must have been a tricky one to explain to the Daily Planet's HR team...
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 July 2025
Many of the dead children were attendees at a Christian all-girls summer camp.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for the dead
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“The dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20dead. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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