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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What To Know The removal of the rainbow crosswalk— painted in 2017 and approved during the administration of former Republican Governor Rick Scott—has sparked fierce backlash from city officials, survivors, and LGBTQ+ organizations who say it was eliminated in the dead of night with no warning.
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
None of that would stop the aggression, in the dead of night, by workers ordered to cover the Esther Street crosswalk with hasty squares of black paint.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Government systems can fast-track billion-dollar projects, but until this much more affordable priority gets that kind of attention, the rules are just ink on paper, and the roll call of the dead just grows longer.
—Dean Florez, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
The ministry does not say how many of the dead were civilians or combatants, but says women and children make up around half of them.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
None of that would stop the aggression, in the dead of night, by workers ordered to cover the Esther Street crosswalk with hasty squares of black paint.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Government systems can fast-track billion-dollar projects, but until this much more affordable priority gets that kind of attention, the rules are just ink on paper, and the roll call of the dead just grows longer.
—Dean Florez, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
The ministry does not say how many of the dead were civilians or combatants, but says women and children make up around half of them.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 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 31 Aug. 2025.
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