be deceased
Frequency: 8.525.1 per million words
Used to formally state that someone has died.
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Examples (10)
- His mother is now sadly deceased.
- According to the will, the main beneficiary is deceased.
- Both of her parents are deceased, so she was raised by her aunt.
- The soldier was officially declared deceased after a long search.
- Although the author has been deceased for decades, his books are still popular.
- The property will pass to the next of kin if the primary heir is found to be deceased.
- We regret to inform you that the former chairman is deceased.
- The pension fund requires proof that the annuitant is not deceased.
- By the time the letter arrived, the intended recipient was already deceased.
- The title now belongs to his son, as the previous duke is deceased.