presumed dead

idiom

: believed to be dead

After the earthquake several people were missing and presumed dead.

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When the huge search and rescue operation failed to locate the missing man, he was presumed dead, leaving his wife and children grieving. —

Becca Longmire, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024 Uncle Jack — along with 2,340 other service members — was killed, presumed dead. —

Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024 Three climbers from the U.S. and Canada who went missing five days ago on New Zealand’s tallest mountain are presumed dead, authorities said. —

Phil Helsel, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024 The climbers, Americans Kurt Blair, 56, and Carlos Romero, 50, and an unidentified Canadian man, disappeared five days ago, and are presumed dead, Aoraki Area Commander Inspector Vick announced in a statement Friday. —

Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for presumed dead

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