1
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
2
: a collection of reference works and files of reference material in a newspaper or news periodical office
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old news stories found in a newspaper morgue
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In Dar es Salaam, a video geolocated by CNN at the morgue of Mwananyamala Hospital shows dozens of bodies covering the floor, piled up on top of each other.
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Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Trapped in the morgue, she is confronted by her demons – or invisible supernatural forces which home in the morgue during the storm, that is one of the questions the movie poses – in a film which looks set to deliver an intense, unflagging shock fest.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
All the evidence from the blast has been destroyed, and his body, which was registered as a John Doe, has been removed from the morgue.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Guests report nurses walking through the halls pushing wheelchairs, dark figures, cold spots, smells like cherry tobacco without a source, flickering lights and visitors feeling ill in certain areas of the hotel such as the old hospital wings and the morgue (now the site of the spa).
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Trapped in the morgue, she is confronted by her demons – or invisible supernatural forces which home in the morgue during the storm, that is one of the questions the movie poses – in a film which looks set to deliver an intense, unflagging shock fest.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
All the evidence from the blast has been destroyed, and his body, which was registered as a John Doe, has been removed from the morgue.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Guests report nurses walking through the halls pushing wheelchairs, dark figures, cold spots, smells like cherry tobacco without a source, flickering lights and visitors feeling ill in certain areas of the hotel such as the old hospital wings and the morgue (now the site of the spa).
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Morgue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morgue. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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morgue
noun1
: a place where the bodies of the dead are kept temporarily until they are identified or released for burial
2
: a department of a newspaper where reference material is filed
Medical Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
Legal Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of persons found dead are kept until identified and claimed by relatives or released for burial or autopsy
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