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 names of the deceased have not been published pending positive identification and notification of the next of kin, the post says.
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Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2025
Fraternal brothers packed their personal belongings to memorialize the deceased and hoped that surviving family members would later reclaim the objects.
—Sam Vong, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
Later, the families of the deceased released a joint statement.
—Ashley Carnahan , Ryan Gaydos , Ryan Morik , Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Also among the deceased were Biffle’s wife Cristina; his daughter Emma and his son Ryder.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 18 Dec. 2025
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Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2025
Fraternal brothers packed their personal belongings to memorialize the deceased and hoped that surviving family members would later reclaim the objects.
—Sam Vong, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
Later, the families of the deceased released a joint statement.
—Ashley Carnahan , Ryan Gaydos , Ryan Morik , Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Also among the deceased were Biffle’s wife Cristina; his daughter Emma and his son Ryder.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 18 Dec. 2025
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“The deceased.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20deceased. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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