presumed dead
idiom
: believed to be dead
After the earthquake several people were missing and presumed dead.
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About 100 hostages remain in Gaza, with at least a third presumed dead.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
The brothers are briefly reunited before Jun-ho is shot and presumed dead.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The Front Man and Jun-ho have a brief but tense reunion in season one, ending with Jun-ho shot and presumed dead — but very much still alive, if out of the equation.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
When the huge search and rescue operation failed to locate the missing man, he was presumed dead, leaving his wife and children grieving.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
The brothers are briefly reunited before Jun-ho is shot and presumed dead.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The Front Man and Jun-ho have a brief but tense reunion in season one, ending with Jun-ho shot and presumed dead — but very much still alive, if out of the equation.
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
When the huge search and rescue operation failed to locate the missing man, he was presumed dead, leaving his wife and children grieving.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Presumed dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presumed%20dead. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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