the dead
noun
: the state of being dead
—usually used in the phrases rise from the dead or come back from the dead or return from the dead to mean to become alive again after dying
For a moment, I thought that my grandfather had come back from the dead.
They believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead.
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Among the dead are four Brazilian police officers, officials added.
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Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
The reburials began in the 1920s and peaked in the 1940s, after San Francisco voters formally approved the eviction of the dead in 1937.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Families gather to celebrate Day of the Dead at the Dia de los Muertos Festival and 5k at Forest Home Cemetery and Arboretum with food, music and ofrendas, altars that honor the dead.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Balancing Halloween with reverence for the dead.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
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Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
The reburials began in the 1920s and peaked in the 1940s, after San Francisco voters formally approved the eviction of the dead in 1937.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Families gather to celebrate Day of the Dead at the Dia de los Muertos Festival and 5k at Forest Home Cemetery and Arboretum with food, music and ofrendas, altars that honor the dead.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Balancing Halloween with reverence for the dead.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the dead
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“The dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20dead. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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