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 county medical examiner is in the process of determining the cause of death, while local and federal law enforcement are investigating the incident and identities of the deceased.
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Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2026
Argentine officials suggested the hantavirus outbreak could have originated from a bird-watching outing that took the deceased Dutch couple to a landfill, where they may have been exposed to rodents carrying the virus before boarding the ship, the Associated Press reported.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Video of the incident subsequently went viral online, in which an airboat carrying Peters can be seen stopping in front of the deceased animal.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Of those cases, five are confirmed to be hantavirus — including at least one of the deceased — and three are suspected.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
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Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2026
Argentine officials suggested the hantavirus outbreak could have originated from a bird-watching outing that took the deceased Dutch couple to a landfill, where they may have been exposed to rodents carrying the virus before boarding the ship, the Associated Press reported.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Video of the incident subsequently went viral online, in which an airboat carrying Peters can be seen stopping in front of the deceased animal.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Of those cases, five are confirmed to be hantavirus — including at least one of the deceased — and three are suspected.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
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“The deceased.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20deceased. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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