the deceased
noun
formal
: a dead person or dead people
a relative of the deceased
Three of the deceased are being buried today.
Examples of the deceased in a Sentence
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The department, the FBI and the Maryland Transportation Authority Police responded and located the deceased victim trapped inside.
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Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
These daggers would be placed in graves, with their arrangement and quality signifying the status of the deceased.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
The bodies of three of the deceased were previously recovered and identified by officials as Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26, and Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval, 38.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024
Sometimes, sharing our grief with others who knew the deceased can counteract the loneliness of loss.
—Vogue, 8 Apr. 2024
Brad Duncan, the son of the deceased, allegedly entered the service armed, and tried to force his ex-wife outside.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
Many of the deceased were plagued by the same hallucinatory countdowns: a deadline by which to halt their research, or else.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
The company and family of the deceased met on multiple occasions to hammer out their arrangement.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
In a news release Tuesday, officials identified the deceased as Rodney Chmidling, 58, of Kansas City, and Jay M. Franklin, 58, of Overland Park.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
These daggers would be placed in graves, with their arrangement and quality signifying the status of the deceased.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
The bodies of three of the deceased were previously recovered and identified by officials as Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26, and Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval, 38.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024
Sometimes, sharing our grief with others who knew the deceased can counteract the loneliness of loss.
—Vogue, 8 Apr. 2024
Brad Duncan, the son of the deceased, allegedly entered the service armed, and tried to force his ex-wife outside.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
Many of the deceased were plagued by the same hallucinatory countdowns: a deadline by which to halt their research, or else.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
The company and family of the deceased met on multiple occasions to hammer out their arrangement.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
In a news release Tuesday, officials identified the deceased as Rodney Chmidling, 58, of Kansas City, and Jay M. Franklin, 58, of Overland Park.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
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“The deceased.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20deceased. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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