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Recent Examples of decedents
The federal estate tax exclusion for decedents who die in 2026 is $15,000,000 per person (up from $13,990,000 in 2025) or $30,000,000 per married couple (up from $27,980,000 in 2025).
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The Sheriff's Office did not identify the decedents, but the deceased mom and son were identified by the county medical examiner.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
The decedents ranged in age from 60 to 84 years old, according to a release from the coroner's office.
—Helen Graham, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Reports from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner previously confirmed that the Reiners' official causes of death were multiple sharp force injuries, with the manner of death listed as homicide for both decedents.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025
Inside the residence, officers discovered 2 decedents.
—Tracy Wright , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Details on firearm ownership were missing for 23% of the decedents.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 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
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
The Sheriff's Office did not identify the decedents, but the deceased mom and son were identified by the county medical examiner.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
The decedents ranged in age from 60 to 84 years old, according to a release from the coroner's office.
—Helen Graham, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Reports from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner previously confirmed that the Reiners' official causes of death were multiple sharp force injuries, with the manner of death listed as homicide for both decedents.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025
Inside the residence, officers discovered 2 decedents.
—Tracy Wright , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Details on firearm ownership were missing for 23% of the decedents.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 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
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 7 Jun. 2026.
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