human remains
plural noun
: parts of the bodies of dead people
an area where ancient human remains have been found
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Authorities have identified the skeletal human remains found off a hiking trail in Nevada County earlier in 2025.
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Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Cadaver dogs alerted authorities to human remains, but none were found.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Dec. 2025
History, spirituality, and the law collide as tribal repatriation specialists fight to return and rebury Indigenous human remains, offering a revealing look at the still-pervasive worldviews that justified collecting them in the first place.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Dec. 2025
The location was then secured and preserved, with detectives and the Carson City Search and Rescue returning the next day to recover the human remains, as well as clothing and other artifacts, per local news outlets, Kolo, News4, and Reno Gazette Journal.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
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Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Cadaver dogs alerted authorities to human remains, but none were found.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Dec. 2025
History, spirituality, and the law collide as tribal repatriation specialists fight to return and rebury Indigenous human remains, offering a revealing look at the still-pervasive worldviews that justified collecting them in the first place.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Dec. 2025
The location was then secured and preserved, with detectives and the Carson City Search and Rescue returning the next day to recover the human remains, as well as clothing and other artifacts, per local news outlets, Kolo, News4, and Reno Gazette Journal.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Human remains.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20remains. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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