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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Singapore’s gamblers have long been known to visit cemeteries in the dead of night to divine winning lottery numbers.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Bruce Willis stars as a child psychologist who tries to help young Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment), a troubled boy who sees grisly visions of the dead, with Toni Collette as his desperate mother.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
Funerals for the dead were held on Saturday.
—CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
Her work with a body retrieval unit takes a horrific turn when the dead begin to rise.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Bruce Willis stars as a child psychologist who tries to help young Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment), a troubled boy who sees grisly visions of the dead, with Toni Collette as his desperate mother.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
Funerals for the dead were held on Saturday.
—CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
Her work with a body retrieval unit takes a horrific turn when the dead begin to rise.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 27 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 2025.
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