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Federal Estate Tax Exclusion The federal estate tax exclusion for decedents dying in 2026 will increase to $15,000,000 per person or $30,000,000 per married couple.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The teenager is related to the decedent, according to the release.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The latest lawsuit also raised questions about the funeral home’s management — claiming that same crematory manager had been promoted after previously allowing someone to sign off on a cremation without legal authorization from that decedent’s next of kin.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
The deaths do more than cause grief for decedents’ families and traumatize the incarcerated people who witness them.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The teenager is related to the decedent, according to the release.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The latest lawsuit also raised questions about the funeral home’s management — claiming that same crematory manager had been promoted after previously allowing someone to sign off on a cremation without legal authorization from that decedent’s next of kin.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
The deaths do more than cause grief for decedents’ families and traumatize the incarcerated people who witness them.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decedent
deceased
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GEDMatch is one of the databases used by the DNA Doe project, a non-profit that works to name the deceased who remain unidentified.—
Crimesider Staff,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2018
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“Decedent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decedent. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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