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 Yuba County Coroner’s office has not yet released the identify of the deceased man.
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
In an update, police said that Al-Shamie was not armed and that one of the deceased victims suffered a gunshot wound likely from police gunfire during the response.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The outlet added that all of the deceased were found to have elevated levels of methanol in their system.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The identity of the deceased woman will be released by the Coroner’s Office pending identifications and notification of next of kin, authorities added.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
In an update, police said that Al-Shamie was not armed and that one of the deceased victims suffered a gunshot wound likely from police gunfire during the response.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The outlet added that all of the deceased were found to have elevated levels of methanol in their system.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The identity of the deceased woman will be released by the Coroner’s Office pending identifications and notification of next of kin, authorities added.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the deceased
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“The deceased.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20deceased. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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