the dead
noun
: the state of being dead
—usually used in the phrases rise from the dead or come back from the dead or return from the dead to mean to become alive again after dying
For a moment, I thought that my grandfather had come back from the dead.
They believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead.
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Many of the authorities that count the dead and injured are gone, destroyed, bombed, and death caused by starvation and lack of care isn’t counted in the official figures.
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Sara Stridsberg
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
The study found that hunter-gatherer societies between 12,000 and 4,000 years ago practiced smoke-drying techniques to preserve the dead.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Midwinter’s Eve is meant to break up the dead of winter, the darkest and coldest time of the year, with some kind of festival of lights.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Slebir’s descent was so dangerous, so hallowed to the surfing community, that videos of it have been set to requiems for the souls of the dead.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Sara Stridsberg
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
The study found that hunter-gatherer societies between 12,000 and 4,000 years ago practiced smoke-drying techniques to preserve the dead.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Midwinter’s Eve is meant to break up the dead of winter, the darkest and coldest time of the year, with some kind of festival of lights.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Slebir’s descent was so dangerous, so hallowed to the surfing community, that videos of it have been set to requiems for the souls of the dead.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the dead
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“The dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20dead. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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