the departed
noun
: people who have died
They left flowers at the graves of the departed.
the spirits of the departed
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Mourners would walk alongside the body and celebrate the departed's life with odes, art, eulogies, and tears.
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
Hamlin credited Larson for his dominant performance in the Cup Series race on Sunday and paid tribute to the departed.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Dominic sees his role as assisting the living, but Master Man is concerned solely with the fate of the departed.
—James Marsh, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
Visiting the graves of the departed is also customary.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 28 Oct. 2024
Still, no place in Los Angeles does Day of the Dead better than Hollywood Forever Cemetery, which last night celebrated its 25th year of honoring the departed in and around the historic resting place for Hollywood icons like Rudolph Valentino and Judy Garland.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Day of the Dead, the Mexican celebration that honors the memory of the departed, is here.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
The Catholic church eventually adopted Nov. 1 as All Saints Day to celebrate the departed, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
All across Mexico, from Michoacán to Oaxaca, each region has a different way of honoring the departed.
—Paola Briseño-Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
Hamlin credited Larson for his dominant performance in the Cup Series race on Sunday and paid tribute to the departed.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Dominic sees his role as assisting the living, but Master Man is concerned solely with the fate of the departed.
—James Marsh, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
Visiting the graves of the departed is also customary.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 28 Oct. 2024
Still, no place in Los Angeles does Day of the Dead better than Hollywood Forever Cemetery, which last night celebrated its 25th year of honoring the departed in and around the historic resting place for Hollywood icons like Rudolph Valentino and Judy Garland.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Day of the Dead, the Mexican celebration that honors the memory of the departed, is here.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
The Catholic church eventually adopted Nov. 1 as All Saints Day to celebrate the departed, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
All across Mexico, from Michoacán to Oaxaca, each region has a different way of honoring the departed.
—Paola Briseño-Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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“The departed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20departed. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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