the deceased
noun
formal
: a dead person or dead people
a relative of the deceased
Three of the deceased are being buried today.
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Argentine officials suggested the hantavirus outbreak could have originated from a bird-watching outing that took the deceased Dutch couple to a landfill, where they may have been exposed to rodents carrying the virus before boarding the ship, the Associated Press reported.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The name of the deceased has not yet been confirmed.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
An asset, such as a large investment account titled JTWROS with a second spouse, would mean that the spouse would receive the account instead of the children the deceased person intended to receive it in the will.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 14 May 2026
The company confirmed the deceased was subsequently taken by the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the local coroner’s office.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The name of the deceased has not yet been confirmed.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
An asset, such as a large investment account titled JTWROS with a second spouse, would mean that the spouse would receive the account instead of the children the deceased person intended to receive it in the will.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 14 May 2026
The company confirmed the deceased was subsequently taken by the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the local coroner’s office.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for the deceased
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“The deceased.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20deceased. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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