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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But the militant group has not yet handed over all of the deceased hostages.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
Jerusalem — The Israeli government identified the deceased hostage whose remains were handed over by Hamas on Thursday as Manny Godard, 73, an Israeli resident of a kibbutz near the Gaza Strip.
—Eugenia Yosef, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
Lee Florexile, a friend of one of the deceased, Fedon, said his friend would often pick up his granddaughter from day care.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
After a relative of the deceased man offered a DNA sample, detectives were able to confirm that the remains found on the beach belonged to Donald Scott Reich, authorities said.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
Jerusalem — The Israeli government identified the deceased hostage whose remains were handed over by Hamas on Thursday as Manny Godard, 73, an Israeli resident of a kibbutz near the Gaza Strip.
—Eugenia Yosef, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
Lee Florexile, a friend of one of the deceased, Fedon, said his friend would often pick up his granddaughter from day care.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
After a relative of the deceased man offered a DNA sample, detectives were able to confirm that the remains found on the beach belonged to Donald Scott Reich, authorities said.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 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 28 Nov. 2025.
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