presumed dead
idiom
: believed to be dead
After the earthquake several people were missing and presumed dead.
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Several of the 16 people who are presumed dead were children, prosecutors say.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
The 22-year-old survived and was rescued at sea, but Linda was nowhere to be found and presumed dead.
—Audrey Karnan, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
The new calf is the mother’s fifth, two of which are dead or presumed dead.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
More than 18,000 people died, including thousands never found but presumed dead, and over 6,000 were injured.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
The 22-year-old survived and was rescued at sea, but Linda was nowhere to be found and presumed dead.
—Audrey Karnan, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
The new calf is the mother’s fifth, two of which are dead or presumed dead.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
More than 18,000 people died, including thousands never found but presumed dead, and over 6,000 were injured.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Presumed dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presumed%20dead. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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