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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Among the dead were six military personnel who were killed when their helicopter crashed during a relief mission on Tuesday in the southern island of Mindanao, the military said earlier.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Timed drug delivery for recovery Heart attack patients often undergo bypass surgery to improve blood flow, but that procedure doesn’t repair the dead tissue.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
Universal’s turn-of-the-century The Mummy franchise is back from the dead.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
On Día de los Muertos, some believe the door between the world of the living and the dead swings open.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Timed drug delivery for recovery Heart attack patients often undergo bypass surgery to improve blood flow, but that procedure doesn’t repair the dead tissue.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
Universal’s turn-of-the-century The Mummy franchise is back from the dead.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
On Día de los Muertos, some believe the door between the world of the living and the dead swings open.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 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 9 Nov. 2025.
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