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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House Republicans woke up to find that their Senate counterparts had, in the dead of night, unanimously passed a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security except for immigration enforcement.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Now drones account for an even larger proportion of the dead and wounded.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Akbar Salehi told the semiofficial Tasnim news agency that seven women were also among the dead.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Among the dead were almost 200 women and children.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Now drones account for an even larger proportion of the dead and wounded.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Akbar Salehi told the semiofficial Tasnim news agency that seven women were also among the dead.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Among the dead were almost 200 women and children.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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“The dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20dead. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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