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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To solve the murder of Treasury Department honcho Raymond King (J.K. Simmons, getting out while the getting is good) our fabled, antisocial hero forges an uneasy allegiance of convenience with the dead man’s protégé, Marybeth (Cynthia Addai-Robinson).
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A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
The index was trading around 5,500 for much of Friday — the dead center of that range.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Flashlights surround him in the woods, and the dead office’s walkie-talkie promises a tightening perimeter.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Attendees will also recite the litany of the saints and the Catholic customary prayers of the dead during the liturgy.
—Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
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A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
The index was trading around 5,500 for much of Friday — the dead center of that range.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Flashlights surround him in the woods, and the dead office’s walkie-talkie promises a tightening perimeter.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Attendees will also recite the litany of the saints and the Catholic customary prayers of the dead during the liturgy.
—Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 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 29 Apr. 2025.
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