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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According to the Associated Press (AP), emergency workers and local volunteers pulled victims from the wreckage for days, with some of the dead found far from where they had last been seen.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Its head was with the dead buried in the Yellow Sea, its tail in the Gobi Desert, its body the mountains.
—Marisa Meltzer, ARTnews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
One of the most beloved internal combustion engines in American automotive history is coming back from the dead.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2025
More than half of the dead were women, according to a list of casualties provided by Rejal.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Its head was with the dead buried in the Yellow Sea, its tail in the Gobi Desert, its body the mountains.
—Marisa Meltzer, ARTnews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
One of the most beloved internal combustion engines in American automotive history is coming back from the dead.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2025
More than half of the dead were women, according to a list of casualties provided by Rejal.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 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 4 Apr. 2025.
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