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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In the dead girl’s clothes, her face obscured, Laura is, for a moment, not herself.
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Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
It is also called Resurrection Sunday and is celebrated as the day Jesus rose from the dead.
—Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Every year, to earn a student section ticket to Duke’s rivalry home game against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, students camp outside Cameron Indoor Stadium for weeks in the dead of winter.
—Storey Wertheimer, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
The French organization is not sure why the dead were buried this way.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
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Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
It is also called Resurrection Sunday and is celebrated as the day Jesus rose from the dead.
—Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Every year, to earn a student section ticket to Duke’s rivalry home game against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, students camp outside Cameron Indoor Stadium for weeks in the dead of winter.
—Storey Wertheimer, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
The French organization is not sure why the dead were buried this way.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
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 25 Mar. 2026.
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