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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The two sides agreed to each hand over at least 1,200 POWs and repatriate bodies of the deceased: The first tranche included prisoners aged under 25 and those who had been severely wounded.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 10 June 2025
If children are still at home, memorabilia of the deceased parent is often displayed in the children’s rooms, but not in the parental bedroom when someone new sleeps there.
—Jann Blackstone, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
My thoughts and prayers are with all of the deceased.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The Clearwater Police Department announced on Monday, June 2, that the deceased man who was discovered near the Clearwater Pass bridge on Nov. 29, 1993, is Edman Eric Gleed, who was 84 at the time of his death and reported missing by his son in Fairfax County, Virginia.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 5 June 2025
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 10 June 2025
If children are still at home, memorabilia of the deceased parent is often displayed in the children’s rooms, but not in the parental bedroom when someone new sleeps there.
—Jann Blackstone, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
My thoughts and prayers are with all of the deceased.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The Clearwater Police Department announced on Monday, June 2, that the deceased man who was discovered near the Clearwater Pass bridge on Nov. 29, 1993, is Edman Eric Gleed, who was 84 at the time of his death and reported missing by his son in Fairfax County, Virginia.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 5 June 2025
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“The deceased.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20deceased. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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