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 name of the deceased pilot will likely be released to the public after all family notifications are complete, in line with government policy.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
In response, the deceased’s family sent back her death certificate and shared a screenshot of the conversation in a now-viral social media post.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Another expert who examined the same photographs also said the deceased individual was bound and that the blindfold was likely applied before death, while the track marks appeared to have been caused after death.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Since then, the bodies of some of the deceased Israeli hostages have been handed over by Hamas, although Israel said Hamas is returning them too slowly, and one of the bodies returned was not that of a hostage.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
In response, the deceased’s family sent back her death certificate and shared a screenshot of the conversation in a now-viral social media post.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Another expert who examined the same photographs also said the deceased individual was bound and that the blindfold was likely applied before death, while the track marks appeared to have been caused after death.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Since then, the bodies of some of the deceased Israeli hostages have been handed over by Hamas, although Israel said Hamas is returning them too slowly, and one of the bodies returned was not that of a hostage.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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“The deceased.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20deceased. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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