Definition of cadavernext
as in corpse
a dead body medical students who train by using cadavers

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Recent Examples of cadaver Lamb Avgerinos, a 33-year-old dog handler, drove 18 hours from Georgia with four of his cadaver dogs piled into his truck. Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026 Scientists identified one of the modern cadavers as a minke whale, or Balaenoptera acutorostrata, that measured about 10 feet (3 meters) long. Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 12 June 2026 Both local teams were certified in four disciplines that show off a police dog’s obedience and skills, that include narcotics and cadaver detection and tracking ability. Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 Investigators were seen aboard the small 8-foot vessel, with cadaver dogs nearby as the Coast Guard scoped out the area, according to the outlet. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cadaver
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadaver
corpse
Noun
  • The family project is interrupted by the appearance of a corpse – that of an annoying neighbor (played by John Carroll Lynch) with a habit of buzzing his woodchipper in the middle of the family’s filmmaking efforts.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 June 2026
  • One concern of mine was corpses.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 16 June 2026

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“Cadaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadaver. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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