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deceased

[dih-seest] / dɪˈsist /


NOUN
dead person(s)
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That address has also shown up in Michigan obituaries advising mourners how to donate to The Fellowship on behalf of the deceased.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Is it possible to receive survivor benefits while collecting my Social Security benefits, or to receive both my own benefit and my deceased spouse’s benefit?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

And in the impromptu eulogy of her deceased husband, Erika convicted me, though I’m sure she didn’t know it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Last but not least, Thomas references a case about a deceased Air Force sergeant in Beck v.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

“Do you mean to say that the blood of the deceased matched the blood found on the fishing gaff?”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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