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Recent Examples of decedents
The masks were made directly on the decedents' skulls, covering their jaw and face.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Details on firearm ownership were missing for 23% of the decedents.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 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
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Details on firearm ownership were missing for 23% of the decedents.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 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 11 Dec. 2025.
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