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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Embalmers had different recipes for preparing and preserving bodies depending on the era; the budget; the level of nobility and gender of the deceased; and the availability of ingredients such as plant resins, oils and other unguents that could preserve and perfume the remains. —

Sarah Everts, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025 The findings spurred the families of the deceased into action. —

Meg Oliver, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2025 The Indo-Pacific Command noted that the names of the deceased are being withheld until family notifications are made. —

Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 McMillan, who brought one of his law partners on stage with him, threw in a plug for tour groups to visit the deceased superstar’s former home and recording studio outside Minneapolis. —

George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the deceased