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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Among the dead were 27 campers and staff members at Camp Mystic, a century-old Christian summer camp for girls in the town of Hunt.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
Its count doesn’t distinguish between fighters and civilians, but the ministry says over half of the dead are women and children.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025
Keep palms healthy; only remove the dead fronds and old flower heads.
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—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
When the dead start rising from their graves, the townspeople are caught off guard.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
Its count doesn’t distinguish between fighters and civilians, but the ministry says over half of the dead are women and children.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025
Keep palms healthy; only remove the dead fronds and old flower heads.
59.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
When the dead start rising from their graves, the townspeople are caught off guard.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 26 July 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 2 Aug. 2025.
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