the deceased
noun
formal
: a dead person or dead people
a relative of the deceased
Three of the deceased are being buried today.
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The identity of the deceased person has not yet been revealed.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Some of the leading regime accounts in English belong to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, the deceased Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander, the deceased de facto political leader Ali Larijani and his replacement, and the foreign minister.
—Steven Stalinsky, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The names of the deceased were not released.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Gathered before the photos of the deceased, a group of crash survivors offered prayers.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Some of the leading regime accounts in English belong to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, the deceased Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander, the deceased de facto political leader Ali Larijani and his replacement, and the foreign minister.
—Steven Stalinsky, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The names of the deceased were not released.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Gathered before the photos of the deceased, a group of crash survivors offered prayers.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the deceased
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“The deceased.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20deceased. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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