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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Mourning is hard enough without having to think about what degree of intimacy to the deceased your clothing color relays.
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
First aid and attempts to resuscitate were unsuccessful, and the crew transported the deceased to Dutch Harbor.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
In a packed courtroom Wednesday, family members of the deceased girls wore buttons depicting their images as lawyers for Camp Mystic displayed pictures of trees planted in their memory and architectural renderings of plans to rebuild parts of the camp outside a 1,000-year flood zone.
—Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Cuban officials also identified the deceased as Pavel Alling Peña, Michael Ortega Casanova, Ledián Padrón Guevara and Hector Duani Cruz Correa.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
First aid and attempts to resuscitate were unsuccessful, and the crew transported the deceased to Dutch Harbor.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
In a packed courtroom Wednesday, family members of the deceased girls wore buttons depicting their images as lawyers for Camp Mystic displayed pictures of trees planted in their memory and architectural renderings of plans to rebuild parts of the camp outside a 1,000-year flood zone.
—Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Cuban officials also identified the deceased as Pavel Alling Peña, Michael Ortega Casanova, Ledián Padrón Guevara and Hector Duani Cruz Correa.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
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“The deceased.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20deceased. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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