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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Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed more than 55,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which has said that women and children make up more than half of the dead.
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Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
Does a zombie need to have originated from a viral outbreak or can some magic be animating the dead?
—James Grebey, Time, 20 June 2025
Aeacus, a judge of the dead, and Thanatos, winged daemon of death, are chthonic.
—Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Founded in 1911, Fairhaven was imagined as a memorial park, one designed for the living as much as the dead.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 15 June 2025
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Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
Does a zombie need to have originated from a viral outbreak or can some magic be animating the dead?
—James Grebey, Time, 20 June 2025
Aeacus, a judge of the dead, and Thanatos, winged daemon of death, are chthonic.
—Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Founded in 1911, Fairhaven was imagined as a memorial park, one designed for the living as much as the dead.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 15 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.
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