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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In the novel, a high-schooler named Ayumi is ordered by his grandmother to take over her role as the go-between, setting up meetings between the living and the deceased for one night only.
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Yuki Tejima
august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
Hutson said for one thing, the deceased have been promoting products on screen for decades.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 26 Aug. 2025
An Ohio family is grieving two brothers who were found dead after they were swept away by a rip current in Lake Erie, according to park officials and the deceased men's relatives.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
To this day, a memorial is held every year for family members of the deceased crew at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point, where the bell that was recovered from the ship is rung in their honor.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Yuki Tejima
august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
Hutson said for one thing, the deceased have been promoting products on screen for decades.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 26 Aug. 2025
An Ohio family is grieving two brothers who were found dead after they were swept away by a rip current in Lake Erie, according to park officials and the deceased men's relatives.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
To this day, a memorial is held every year for family members of the deceased crew at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point, where the bell that was recovered from the ship is rung in their honor.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 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 31 Aug. 2025.
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