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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Under the regulations, if the original owner didn’t take the RMD before passing away, the beneficiary (or any beneficiary if there are multiple beneficiaries) must take the RMD by the end of the year of death, using the same life expectancy schedule the deceased owner used. —

Bob Carlson, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 However, the next day, Moore’s roommates found the deceased infant wrapped in a towel in the bathroom trash bin, according to the release. —

Sean Neumann, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024 Housed in five separate cages, the deceased monkeys included the De Brazza species as well as one common squirrel monkey, cotton-top tamarins and white-faced sakis. —

Reuters, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024 During this time, the deceased were buried in plaster sarcophagi, sometimes decorated, though the ones recently discovered were not, according to Archaeodunum. —

Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the deceased