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Recent Examples of decedents
The deaths do more than cause grief for decedents’ families and traumatize the incarcerated people who witness them.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decedents
deceased
Noun
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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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“Decedents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decedents. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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