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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The bombings continued into the evening, including on a residential building in the capital, where a poet and her husband were among the dead.
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Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Mourners in the region traditionally touch the dead as part of the grieving ritual.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
In certain weather, the wastewater can contain about four times the heat used by buildings on the current steam system during the dead of winter, according to Freedman.
—Ishan Thakore, NPR, 20 May 2026
Amongst the dead was a 10-year-old girl and an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor.
—Nikki Goldstein, Time, 20 May 2026
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Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Mourners in the region traditionally touch the dead as part of the grieving ritual.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
In certain weather, the wastewater can contain about four times the heat used by buildings on the current steam system during the dead of winter, according to Freedman.
—Ishan Thakore, NPR, 20 May 2026
Amongst the dead was a 10-year-old girl and an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor.
—Nikki Goldstein, Time, 20 May 2026
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 23 May. 2026.
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