presumed dead
idiom
: believed to be dead
After the earthquake several people were missing and presumed dead.
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More than 18,000 people died, including thousands never found but presumed dead, and over 6,000 were injured.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Facundo is charged with murder, Leo is presumed dead, and Martina mysteriously vanishes, becoming yet another crucial puzzle piece in the unfolding mystery.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The men were believed to be buried between 40 and nearly 100 feet deep and were presumed dead, McClatchy News previously reported.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
In Virginia, a person can be presumed dead after disappearance in several scenarios under the commonwealth’s law, according to Naomi Cahn, a law professor and co-director of the Family Law Center at the University of Virginia School of Law.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Facundo is charged with murder, Leo is presumed dead, and Martina mysteriously vanishes, becoming yet another crucial puzzle piece in the unfolding mystery.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The men were believed to be buried between 40 and nearly 100 feet deep and were presumed dead, McClatchy News previously reported.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
In Virginia, a person can be presumed dead after disappearance in several scenarios under the commonwealth’s law, according to Naomi Cahn, a law professor and co-director of the Family Law Center at the University of Virginia School of Law.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Presumed dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presumed%20dead. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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